Scarce Communist Scare House Un-American Activities Committee Button

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An ironic twist of the loyalty oath this protest button "I Am Not Now Nor Have I Ever Been A Member Of The House Committee On Un-American Activities." This anti-HUAC button turns the famous question posed by the committee "Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Member Of The Communist Party?". In an ironic play on the loyalty oath "I am not now and never have been a member of the Communist Party" demanded by the infamous anti-Communist House Un-American Activities Committee (H.U.A.C.) which was created in the late 1930s and reached its zenith in the early 1950s under Senator Joseph McCarthy
Historical Notes
The House Un-American Committee was formed in 1938 to investiage disloyalty and activities against the United States of America. It is closely associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy
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Product ConditionVery Good front, some tarnish on revers
Size2.25" Diameter