American Legion

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Reaches 2.5 Million Members Through Anti-Communist Mobilization

1960-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

At the dawn of the 1960s, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce membership has grown to over 2.5 million dues-paying members, unified behind the organization’s aggressive support of capitalism and anti-communist mobilization in the face of what it characterizes as domestic and foreign threats. The …

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Hollywood Blacklist Reaches Peak with Over 300 Industry Professionals Banned

1952-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

By 1952, the Hollywood blacklist had reached its peak, with over 300 writers, directors, actors, and other film industry professionals banned from employment. What began with the Hollywood Ten’s 1947 contempt citations expanded through HUAC hearings, private “clearance” systems, …

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Corporate Anti-Communist Network Coordinates Labor Suppression Through NAM, Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure

1950-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

A sophisticated anti-communist network coordinated by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and Chamber of Commerce reaches peak effectiveness in suppressing labor organizing during the early Cold War. The Hagley Museum and Library’s NAM collection contains extensive materials from …

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GI Bill Passed with Discriminatory State Implementation Enabling Racial Wealth Gap

1944-06-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Roosevelt signs the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill) on June 22, 1944, creating transformative benefits for veterans including education, housing, and unemployment assistance. However, Southern Democrats, led by Mississippi Representative John Rankin, ensure the bill’s …

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American Legion Founded with Corporate Backing as Anti-Radical Force

1919-11-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The American Legion holds its founding convention in Minneapolis on Armistice Day 1919, emerging as a major force in the Red Scare and anti-labor campaigns of the 1920s. Founded by Army officers including Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Hamilton Fish III in Paris earlier that year, the organization …

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