At the beginning of the Cold War in 1949, Jackie Robinson appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee to disavow the comments of another prominent Black American, actor, singer and ...
'Kings and Pawns' explores Jackie Robinson's reluctant testimony against Paul Robeson At the beginning of the Cold War in 1949, Jackie Robinson appeared before the House Un-American Activities ...
A preeminent artist-activist of the mid-twentieth century, his banishment by the studios lasted longer than any other performer of the blacklist era — twenty-five years, ending only with his death. By ...