Witch Hunt

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October 20, 1953
In the Camp Evans Administration building (9001), the former Marconi Wireless Station Staff Hotel.
Photo SC445821 on file at the National Archives

Reds in America. By R. M Whitney - 1924.

The present status of the Revolutionary Movement in the United States based on documents seized by the authorities in the raid upon the Convention of the Communist Party at Bridgman, Michigan, August 22, 1922, together with descriptions of numerous connections and associations of the Communists among the Radicals, Progressives and Pinks.
by R.M. WHITNEY

This 1924 book shows the fear of Communist subversion existed long before Senator McCarthy whipped it into a national frenzy.

CONTENTS
Foreword To The Western Islands Edition ix
Introduction 1

I. The Raid At Bridgman     15
H. In Political Fields     37
III. Schools And Colleges     55
IV. Radical Publications And Literature     71
V. "Legal" Organizations     87
VI. Relief Drives; The Agrarian Program     107
VII. American Civil Liberties Union     121
VIII. The Industrial Program     131
IX. The Stage And The Movies     147
X. Army, Navy, And The Government     161
XI. The Labor Defense Council; Women's Clubs     179
XII. The Negro Program; Future Plans Of Communists     197
XIII. Present Status Of The Bridgman Cases     215
XIV. The Shortcomings Of Our Laws     219

Appendix A.

Co-ordination Of Communist
Activity In The Americas 227

Appendix B.

Relations Of One (Illegal Branch)
And Two (Legal Branch) 233

Appendix C.

Adaptation Of Communist Party Of
America To American Conditions 239

Appendix D.

News Letter From Party Headquarters 245

Appendix E.

The Workers' Party On The United Front 249

Appendix F.

"Our Bolshevist Moles" 255

Index 269

Sources of further info on this topic:
On the Infoage website, our library and our archive -

A 1998 interview of Louis Kalpan, a Camp Evans employee suspended during the investigations.

The ghost of Sen. Joseph McCarthy haunts Camp Evans. By Fred Carl, The Coast Star, May 15, 2003, Page 9

McCarthy's probe had a long-lasting impact on Wall Twp.'s Camp Evans. By Fred Carl, May 22, 2003, The Coast Star, Page 15

McCarthy's communist hunt unraveled at Wall facility - The Asbury Park Press, November 10, 2003 by Fred Carl

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