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Canada Lee: A Black Actor Blacklisted in Red Scare African-American actor Canada Lee was among the first to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Producer Roy Hurst talks with Lee biographer Mona Smith, author of Becoming Something: The Story of Canada Lee.

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Canada Lee: A Black Actor Blacklisted in Red Scare

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African-American actor Canada Lee was among the first to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Producer Roy Hurst talks with Lee biographer Mona Smith, author of Becoming Something: The Story of Canada Lee.

Becoming Something
Becoming Something

The Story of Canada Lee

by Mona Z. Smith

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The Story of Canada Lee
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