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As the Cold War intensified, the frenzy over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U. HUAC often pressured witnesses to surrender names and other information that could lead to the apprehension of Communists and Communist sympathizers. HUAC was created in to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.

Disbanding after filing its report in , the committee was reformed in , and became a permanent House committee in HUAC reached its counter-subversive heyday from , but became increasingly controversial as concerns mounted over its impact on civil liberties.

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Marcus and Anthony Marcus, eds. II, St. James, New York: Brandywine Press, , — In , 11 Communist Party leaders were convicted under this Act. The attorneys for the accused were themselves convicted of contempt of court and half served prison terms.