Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
American folk singer Pete Seeger was summoned before the House Of Un-American Activities at the height of the Red Scare.
He was asked a barrage of questions and Pete refused to answer them.
But not on the basis of the 5th amendment like many might expect… But upon the 1st amendment.
It was a fight for free speech that had very serious legal and personal ramifications down the line for both the American people and Pete Seeger himself.
American folk singer Pete Seeger was summoned before the House Of Un-American Activities at the height of the Red Scare.
He was asked a barrage of questions and Pete refused to answer them.
But not on the basis of the 5th amendment like many might expect… But upon the 1st amendment.
It was a fight for free speech that had very serious legal and personal ramifications down the line for both the American people and Pete Seeger himself.
