How Long to Read The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist by Larry Ceplair

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Seventy-five years ago, the Hollywood blacklist ruined lives, stifled creativity, and sent waves of proscription and censorship throughout United States culture. When the Hollywood Ten refused to answer the questions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities about their membership in the Communist Party, they were sentenced to prison, the five who were under contract were fired by their studios, and all were blacklisted from reemployment until they "purged themselves of their communist taint." By the 1950s, this blacklist publicly stigmatized nearly three hundred other Americans in the entertainment industry who invoked the First and Fifth Amendments in their refusal to apologize for their Communist ties or provide the names of other members. Dozens of others were graylisted as the result of rumors. The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist: Seventy-Five Years Later offers new insights on the origins of the blacklist, the characteristics of those blacklisted, and the probability of future proscriptions of the blacklist type. Author Larry Ceplair draws on previously published work while introducing new material to vigorously recount the events that took place between the US government, Hollywood unions, and motion picture studios. Ceplair thoroughly examines the role of Jewish identity in many anti-communist efforts—a concept that has never been fully examined by scholars—and analyzes the actions of subpoenaed witnesses who were forced to choose between cooperating with the House Committee or joining the blacklist. This fascinating book is an illuminating examination of a dark period in American history and the fragility of our rights to free speech and due process.

How long is The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist?

The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist by Larry Ceplair is 271 pages long, and a total of 68,021 words.

This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 11 minutes to read The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist aloud.

What Reading Level is The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist?

The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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