This American Family

Many have heard of the Hollywood Ten who were blacklisted as actors and screen writers and the famous mystery writer Dashiell Hammett who went to jail because he refused to co-operate with the House Un-American Activities Committee. But few have heard the stories of the ordinary men and women who were fired from their jobs and harassed in their homes, often guilty of nothing more than standing up for what they believed to be their civil rights.

This is the story of one such family's struggle...