Reflection on HUAC

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAhuac.htm


Basically this organization was created to bring America back to normality. People were freaking out that communists were leaking into America, and were going to take over the country. What started as interrogating political parties, soon escaladed into into anyone who was said to be a communist. This ranged from Hollywood, to normal households and business'. No one was excused from the investigation of the HUAC.

This is wrong much like how things happened in the Crucible. It was so twisted, you either confess to be left alone, or put the blame on someone else and be set free. Even if you were a communist, it was ignored if you gave up more peoples names for the government and you were set free. After a while, you could just say whom ever you wanted to and HUAC would believe you. This was wrong because many innocent people were convicted of being communists and were put on the black list which ended up ruining their lives over a stupid little rumor.