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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 13h

It was great speaking with Brandon again at @frnclassics.bsky.social. Black Legion (1937) is an incredibly prescient film today. It has managed to become even more relevant since we recorded this episode.

Front Row Classics Podcast @frnclassics.bsky.social · 13h

Thrilled to discuss 1937's Black Legion with @chrisyogerst.com

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 13h

A number of members were convicted in the 1936 murder of labor organizer Charles Poole - the media coverage being a likely impetus for the Warner Bros. film.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 13h

The real Black Legion was extremely violent, known to have killed dozens of people, and opposed Catholics, Jews, Blacks, all immigrants, unions, and anyone not in their inner circle.

History Repeating: Black Legion (1937) and Organized Bigotry, Then and Now

A 1937 film offers a sharp, concise repudiation of prejudice and social/political overreach

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 13h

It was great speaking with Brandon again at @frnclassics.bsky.social. Black Legion (1937) is an incredibly prescient film today. It has managed to become even more relevant since we recorded this episode.

Front Row Classics Podcast @frnclassics.bsky.social · 13h

Thrilled to discuss 1937's Black Legion with @chrisyogerst.com

LISTEN: linktr.ee/FrontRowClas...

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

“Any investigation into the political beliefs of the individual is contrary to the basic principles of our democracy,” read the stern words from the star-studded Committee for the First Amendment (CFA) on October 28, 1947.

Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

New column up at @thr.com where I offer a history of the Committee for the First Amendment, then and now.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

Lucille Ball argued on air that “all civil liberties go hand in hand, and when one goes the others are weakened, just as the collapse of one pillar in a house would endanger the whole structure.”

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

“Before every free conscience in America is subpoenaed,” warned Judy Garland on a CFA radio program, “Tell them how much you resent the way Mr. Thomas is kicking the living daylights out of the Bill of Rights!”

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

“Any investigation into the political beliefs of the individual is contrary to the basic principles of our democracy,” read the stern words from the star-studded Committee for the First Amendment (CFA) on October 28, 1947.

Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

New column up at @thr.com where I offer a history of the Committee for the First Amendment, then and now.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

It's worth pointing out that Philip Dunne's family has reached out to thank me for this historical corrective from the majority of CFA coverage so far. It's a reminder that history we write about lives on in the subject's families, which is why accuracy of generation's old history remains essential.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

New column up at @thr.com where I offer a history of the Committee for the First Amendment, then and now.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

Thanks! I'm sure most folks in Hollywood aware of the Committee are not sure how or where it started. That was part of my justification when I pitched the column. All too many parallels to 1947 right now...

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

Thanks, Roger! I linked your Marsha Hunt documentary in my last Substack. Here it is again for anyone who hasn't seen it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y1g...

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

...and some more

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

Some primary sources that show that HUAC really felt Hollywood writers were communist spies looking to overthrow the government. 🤦‍♂️

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

Hollywood’s First Amendment Crusaders Are Back

This Trumpian moment recalls the industry's infamous blacklist era. Fittingly, Jane Fonda has resurrected the Committee for the First Amendment.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

New column up at @thr.com where I offer a history of the Committee for the First Amendment, then and now.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

that number is staggering

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 1d

It's just more food for South Park this season. www.huffpost.com/entry/bari-w...

Bari Weiss Named CBS News Editor-In-Chief, Solidifying Network’s Rightward Shift

Paramount, CBS’ parent company, will also acquire her publication, The Free Press, for a hefty sum.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 5d

Sadly, it's always a good time to revisit Orwell. In the past I've assigned just the appendix to 1984, The Principles of Newspeak, as it sparks great discussion in class.

George Orwell Documentary Director on What Author Would Make of Today: “He Would Say ‘I Told You So’”

In an interview, Raoul Peck explains why he interspersed the writer’s story with footage of current events, including footage of President Donald Trump and his supporters.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 4d

Who loves the Scream franchise? I do! Perfect time of year to dive back in thanks to the new book from @ashleycullins.bsky.social

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 2d

True...and, also, they started one in Florida and it's a disaster. No surprise.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 3d

“Once a company is too big to fail, it becomes too big to jail, and then too big to care. Antitrust law was designed to fight that apathy and force companies to care.”

Sheila Liming @seeshespeak.bsky.social · 3d

“[T]he internet is not the most important issue facing us today ... But the internet is the terrain upon which these fights will be waged. It is the communications medium we will use to organise to save our species and planet from their imminent eradication …”

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 3d

This a great (and sad) read. Thanks for sharing.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 3d

Working on a column about the newly resurrected Committee for the First Amendment. Here are some essential reads that can inform this moment. #nowreading #history #politics #firstamendment

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