Performers, writers, or producers who did not bow to pressure from people like Senator Joseph McCarthy and found themselves blacklisted as part of the communist "witch-hunts" of the 1950s ______.
A) were sent to special camps to protect the public
B) could only work for minimum wage
C) lost their jobs and any chance of getting hired
D) could only work for Red Channels, an anticommunist radio and television show
E) None of the options are correct.

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Those who did not comply with the pressure from McCarthy and his supporters were often blacklisted, meaning they lost their jobs and were unlikely to be hired again. There were no special camps or designated minimum wage jobs for these individuals. Red Channels was actually an organization that published a list of people suspected of being communists or having communist ties, making it harder for them to find work.

Performers, Writers, or Producers Who Did Not Bow to Pressure