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spazzmann

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Sun May 19, 2013, 08:49 AM May 2013

Today in Peace and Justice history on May 19, 1952

Playwright and activist Lillian Hellman advised the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) that she refused to testify against friends and associates, saying, “I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.” http://bit.ly/189FLmG

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