A documentary look at the confluence of the Red scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage. It begins in Harlem, measures the impact of Paul Robeson and the campaign to bring him down, looks at the role of HUAC, J. Edgar Hoover and of journalists such as Ed Sullivan, and ends with a tribute to Canada Lee. Throughout are interviews with men and women who were there, including Dick Campbell of the Rose McLendon Players and Fredrick O'Neal of the American Negro Theatre. In the 1940s and 1950s, anti-Communism was one more tool to maintain Jim Crow and to keep down African-Americans.
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Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Morgan Freeman
He was 62, now 87 years old
|
as Himself |
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Sidney Poitier
He was 72, now 97 years old
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as Reverend Msimangu (archive footage) |
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Rosetta LeNoire
She was 88, 90 years old when she died
|
as Herself |
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Paul Robeson
He was 101, 77 years old when he died
|
as Himself (Archival Footage) |
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Hazel Scott
She was 79, 61 years old when she died
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as Herself (Archival Footage) |
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Frederick O'Neal
He was 95, 87 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Ossie Davis
He was 82, 87 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
J. Edgar Hoover
He was 105, 77 years old when he died
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as Himself (Archival Footage) |
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Gertrude Jeannette
She was 85, 103 years old when she died
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as Herself |
|
Canada Lee
He was 92, 45 years old when he died
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as Stephen Kumalo (archive footage) |
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Dick Campbell
He was 96, 91 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Jackie Robinson
He was 80, 53 years old when he died
|
as Himself (Archival Footage) |
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Crew
