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Barbara Boxer: “Americans were punished in the fifties and in Hollywood it was called 'blacklisting.'”

On the recordJuly 8, 2003
Americans were punished in the fifties and in Hollywood it was called 'blacklisting.'
Said by
Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California
Source
congress.gov
Jul 8, 2003

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Senator Boxer draws parallels between past blacklisting and current issues.

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