Over the break I read “The Year of the Oath,” a firsthand account of the #scandal and machinations around the McCarthyist attempt (1949–1950) to have all #University of #California faculty swear not to be #communist.
Neither side in this debate could declare total victory. However, the faculty took stands and obtained the support of ½ of the Board of Regents, and the oath as proposed was withdrawn.
Similar events could possibly recur, so let's consider this episode a sort of prototype.
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