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Philip Bart

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
Communism
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Biography

Philip Bart was the general manager of the Communist Daily Worker, convicted of contempt of Congress in 1951 (on 8 of 32 counts) for refusing to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee's questions.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress.
Sentence: A jail term for contempt of Congress. Verdict as recorded: Convicted on 8 of 32 contempt counts (1951). Charges as recorded: Contempt of Congress — for refusing to answer HUAC (Daily Worker general manager).
Convicted: Yes