Scandalize My Name: Stories From the Blacklist (1999)
Directed by Alexandra Isles
Genres - Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Politics & Government, Race & Ethnicity, Social History |
Run Time - 55 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Scott Albright
Scandalize My Name provides a searing examination of how "Red Scare" politics were used to hinder America's civil rights movement. This powerful film documents the first-hand experiences of African-American performers faced with blacklists, loyalty oaths and other discrimination. It explores the impact these tactics had on the performers' careers and on civil rights as a whole. Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Harry Belafonte, Ossie Davis, and Dick Campbell are just a few of the notable personalities featured.
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Black [race], blacklist, Civil-Rights, discrimination, film-industry, music-industry, performer, Red-Scare, tactics
