A resolution was adopted by a meeting at the Unitarian Fellowship for Social Justice in Los Angeles condemning the Committee on Un-American Activities for not allowing cross examination of witnesses and for violating the constitutional rights of Hollywood writers. The resolution calls for the committee to be abolished and for subversive individuals to be prosecuted under existing laws by the Department of Justice. It also urges Congress to reject citations against Hollywood writers who refused to testify about their political opinions.

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The Search for Mr. Wilson's Report on Civil Rights

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0007
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Search for Mr. Wilson's Report on Civil Rights
Date Created:
1947-11-06
EDTF:
1947-11-06
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
Description:
A resolution was adopted by a meeting at the Unitarian Fellowship for Social Justice in Los Angeles condemning the Committee on Un-American Activities for not allowing cross examination of witnesses and for violating the constitutional rights of Hollywood writers. The resolution calls for the committee to be abolished and for subversive individuals to be prosecuted under existing laws by the Department of Justice. It also urges Congress to reject citations against Hollywood writers who refused to testify about their political opinions.
Congress:
80th (1947-1949)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_14_3.2_0000, Box 74, Folder 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page