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268 Pages·2014·3.6 MB·English
by  Deery
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RED APPLE FF66221155..iinnddbb ii 1100//2299//1133 1122::2200::3333 PPMM FF66221155..iinnddbb iiii 1100//2299//1133 1122::2200::3333 PPMM RED APPLE COMMUNISM AND McCARTHYISM IN COLD WAR NEW YORK PHILLIP DEERY Empire State Editions An imprint of Fordham University Press New York 2014 0000--FF66221155--FFMM--RRAA..iinndddd iiiiii 1111//66//1133 44::2288::2277 PPMM Copyright © 2014 Fordham University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a re- trieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechani- cal, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Fordham University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, ac- curate or appropriate. Fordham University Press also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Deery, Phillip. Red apple : communism and McCarthyism in cold war New York / Phillip Deery. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8232-5368-5 (hardback) 1. Anti-communist movements—New York (State)—New York—History— 20th century. 2. Political persecution—New York (State)—New York— History—20th century. 3. Anti-communist movements—United States— History—20th century. 4. Political persecution—United States—History— 20th century. 5. Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee. 6. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. 7. New York (N.Y.)—History—20th century. I. Title. E743.5.D374 2014 974.7'043—dc23 2013032064 Printed in the United States of America 16 15 14 5 4 3 2 1 First edition 0000--FF66221155--FFMM--RRAA..iinndddd iivv 1111//66//1133 1100::3322::2255 AAMM For my sons, David and Michael FF66221155..iinnddbb vv 1100//2299//1133 1122::2200::3333 PPMM FF66221155..iinnddbb vvii 1100//2299//1133 1122::2200::3333 PPMM Contents List of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 The Doctor: Edward Barsky 11 2 The Writer: Howard Fast 39 3 The Professors: Bradley and Burgum 75 4 The Composer: Dimitri Shostakovich 113 5 The Lawyer: O. John Rogge 135 Conclusion 159 Notes 165 Bibliography 235 Index 247 FF66221155..iinnddbb vviiii 1100//2299//1133 1122::2200::3333 PPMM FF66221155..iinnddbb vviiiiii 1100//2299//1133 1122::2200::3333 PPMM Abbreviations AAUP American Association of University Professors AIF Americans for Intellectual Freedom ALP American Labor Party COINTELPRO Counterintelligence Program Cominform Communist Information Bureau CPSU Communist Party of the Soviet Union CPUSA Communist Party of the United States of America FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FO Foreign Offi ce (Great Britain) FOIA Freedom of Information Act HUAC House Committee on Un-American Activities IIA International Information Administration INS Immigration and Naturalization Service JAFRC Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee MLA Modern Language Association NCASP National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions NYU New York University OWI Offi ce of War Information PIC Peace Information Center SACB Subversive Activities Control Board TOPLEV Top Level Informants Program USIS United States Information Service VOA Voice of America ix FF66221155..iinnddbb iixx 1100//2299//1133 1122::2200::3333 PPMM FF66221155..iinnddbb xx 1100//2299//1133 1122::2200::3333 PPMM

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Set against a backdrop of mounting anti-communism, Red Apple documents the personal, physical, and mental effects of McCarthyism on six political activists with ties to New York City.From the late 1940s through the 1950s, McCarthyism disfigured the American political landscape. Under the altar of an
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