THIS DAY IN HISTORY
June 21,1956
Arthur Miller refuses to name communists
Playwright Arthur Miller defies the House Committee on Un-American Activities and refuses to name suspected communists.
Miller’s defiance of McCarthyism won him a conviction for contempt of court, which was later reversed by the Supreme Court. His passport had already been denied when he tried to go to Brussels to attend the premiere of his play The Crucible, about the Salem witch trials.
June 21,1956
Arthur Miller refuses to name communists
Playwright Arthur Miller defies the House Committee on Un-American Activities and refuses to name suspected communists.
Miller’s defiance of McCarthyism won him a conviction for contempt of court, which was later reversed by the Supreme Court. His passport had already been denied when he tried to go to Brussels to attend the premiere of his play The Crucible, about the Salem witch trials.
12:42 PM - Jun 21, 2021
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Sara Legvold
@SaraOne
21 June, 12:55
In response Deb Cummings to her Publication
Sadly, McCarthy was spot on about the communist infiltration and Miller was one.
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