Essay by Ken Robichaux
Beginning with some of the earliest exhibitions of motion pictures, there was public debate about the question of whether the motion picture industry was morally fit to control the content of its own products... [Read the complete essay here]
Read the Original Article by Dan Georgakas reprinted from: Buhle, Buhle, P., & Georgakas, D. (1992). Encyclopedia of the American left (1st ed.). University of Illinois Press.
Corrected Blacklist Credits (as of 2000) by the Writer's Guild of America
In addition to censoring books, creative works (art, music, lyrics, and stage plays) and films have also been censored for similar reasons: nudity, violence, politically and other culturally objectionable content.
A Brief History of Film Censorship by the National Coalition Against Censorship. Click on the hyperlink for a screen-reader compatible version of the timeline, and click on the image to make larger.