The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis: McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom - Hardcover

The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis: McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom - Hardcover

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The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis: McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom - Hardcover
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The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis: McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom - Hardcover

The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis: McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom - Hardcover

$179.42
$179.42

by Steve Batterson (Author)

Exposes the destruction of academic careers--and the complicity of educational institutions--in McCarthy's America

The Prosecution of Professor Chandler Davis tells the true tale of a mathematician who found himself taking an involuntary break from chalking equations to sit opposite a row of self-righteous anti-Communist congressmen at the height of the McCarthy era. Courageously asserting the First Amendment to confront a system rapidly descending into fascism, Davis testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). He became one of a small number of left wingers who served time for contempt of Congress.

In this fascinating and disturbing narrative, author Steve Batterson takes a deep dive into extant archival records generated by the FBI, HUAC, the University of Michigan, and repositories holding the papers of former Supreme Court justices. He examines the plights of six faculty and graduate students--including three future members of the National Academy of Sciences--whose careers were disrupted by the anticommunist actions of a wide range of personnel at the University of Michigan. He focuses on the seemingly conflicting Supreme Court decisions on labor leader John Watkins and Vassar College Psychology instructor Lloyd Barenblatt. And he examines the role played in the trial by Felix Frankfurter, a longtime Associate Justice on the Supreme Court, close advisor of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and co-founder of the ACLU. In the process, Batterson exposes the ways that McCarthy's righteous emissaries relied on all kinds of institutions in 1950s America--from Hollywood studios to universities--to sabotage the careers of anyone with a trace of "Red."
Number of Pages: 200
Dimensions: 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 08, 2023

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