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Race and Anti-Communism, 1945–1952
2012
Overview
In February 1952, Coleman Young, the executive secretary of the left-led National Negro Labor Council (NNLC), defiantly testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) when it came to Detroit to investigate Communism in defense industries. While many witnesses shrank before HUAC’s harsh light, Young attacked the committee for targeting local black leaders and for being led by a segregationist. He castigated HUAC Chairman John Wood, who was from Georgia, for his bigoted pronunciation of the word “Negro” and forced Wood to apologize. He denounced segregation and pointed out that “in Georgia, Negro people are prevented from voting by
