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Resisting McCarthyism - To Sign or Not to Sign California's Loyalty Oath (Hardcover)
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Resisting McCarthyism - To Sign or Not to Sign California's Loyalty Oath (Hardcover)
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Of the sixty-nine professors fired nationwide for political reasons
during the McCarthy Era, nearly half were from the University of
California. A small band of men and women at California's Berkeley
and Los Angeles campuses defied the stranglehold of McCarthyism in
a refusal to sign the non-communist loyalty oath required by the
institution. While college professors across the nation meekly
acquiesced to non-communist oaths in order to keep their jobs, this
group of "nonsigners" resisted in defense of free speech.
Revisiting a controversy considered one of the most important
crises ever faced by an American university, Bob Blauner brings to
life the stories of those who exhibited such civic courage. His
account draws on new, previously untapped primary sources and
interviews with surviving participants and their children.
In a narrative that unfolds like a suspense thriller and with
tragically flawed as well as heroic characters on both sides of the
conflict, this incredible look at the beginnings of resistance
within the California system reminds us of the importance of free
speech and academic freedom in American culture. The legacy of
these resisters and the fears of those engaged in the global fight
against communism continue to resonate in contemporary society as
we debate the meanings and obligations of freedom, patriotism, and
civic duty.
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