American blacklist : the attorney general's list of subversive organizations / Robert Justin Goldstein
- Bib ID:
- 4495224
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Goldstein, Robert Justin
- Description:
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- Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2008
- xix, 361 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780700616046
- Summary:
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"American Blacklist is the only full-length study of the so-called Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations (AGLOSO) and its critical role in the post-World War II Red Scare." "Drawing heavily on previously classified FBI, Justice Department, and other documents, Robert Goldstein demonstrates how the listed organizations and their members (including a large number of federal employees) came under suspicion, were investigated, and suffered numerous public and private penalties." "As Goldstein reveals, AGLOSO's final demise in 1974 resulted from congressional opposition to President Richard Nixon's attempt to revive it via a 1971 executive order, which was severely attacked as an abuse of executive authority and an attack on civil liberties - issues that have continued relevance in the current war on terror."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- The origins of AGLOSO, 1903-1947
- The spread and impact of AGLOSO, 1947-1955
- Challenges to AGLOSO, 1948-1955
- AGLOSO under attack and in decline, 1955-1969
- The Nixon administration's abortive attempt to revive AGLOSO, 1969-1974.
- Notes:
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- "Bibliographical essay": p. 349-352.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
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- Civil rights -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Subversive activities -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Political persecution -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Internal security -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2008
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