Blacklisted!: Hollywood, the Cold War, and the First Amendment

by Larry Dane Brimner

Book Overview

A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book

NEW FROM 2018 SIBERT MEDALIST LARRY DANE BRIMNER Here is the story of 19 men from the film industry who were investigated for suspected communist ties during the Cold War, and the 10--known as the Hollywood Ten--who were blacklisted for standing up for their First Amendment rights and refusing to cooperate.

World War II is over, but tensions between the communist Soviet Union and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620916037
• ISBN13: 9781620916032
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher