Before appearing at a Senate hearing, he had written for the Daily Worker. He was implicated in Winston Burdett's June 1955 testimony before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee hearings as a Communist. The Senate subpoenaed Boyer in November 1955 and he testified the next January.[citation needed] At the hearing, Boyer refused to answer questions about his affiliations with the Communist Party, under the protection of the First and Fifth Amendment.[2] He was one of many witnesses in 1956 called by the Subcommittee in an "inquiry into New York press. To questions of whether he was a Communist or whether others were party members, the write invoked both his First and Fifth Amendments. Privately, however, Boyer identified himself as a Communist, saying that he had been a party member from the 1930s until 1956, when Nikita Khrushchev, the then Soviet leader, disclosed the secrets of the Stalin regime."[2]
Labor's Untold Story: The Adventure Story of the Battles, Betrayals and Victories of American Working Men and Women (1955)
Referencesedit
^ abcdefg Boyer, Richard O. (1948). "If This Be Treason". Prism: Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements. New Century Publishers. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ abc"Richard Boyer, 70, Biographer and New Yorker Writer Dies". The New York Times. August 9, 1973. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
External linksedit
, January 16, 1956
Richard O. Boyer's obituary at the New York Times
January 01, 1970
richard, boyer, january, 1903, august, 1973, american, freelance, journalist, contents, background, career, death, works, references, external, linksbackground, editrichard, owen, boyer, born, january, 1903, chicago, career, editboyer, worked, various, newspap. Richard O Boyer 10 January 1903 7 August 1973 was an American freelance journalist Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Death 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksBackground editRichard Owen Boyer was born on January 10 1903 in Chicago 1 Career editBoyer worked a various newspapers including the St Louis Post Dispatch Boston Herald New Orleans Item and Dallas Times Herald 1 Boyer co founders the Boston Newspaper Guild He contributed to The New Yorker magazine during the 1930s and 1940s 1 In the late 1940s he was foreign correspondent for PM newspaper in Germany France Italy and Central America He was also editor of U S Week 1 In 1948 he was an editor of the cultural monthly magazine Masses amp Mainstream 1 Before appearing at a Senate hearing he had written for the Daily Worker He was implicated in Winston Burdett s June 1955 testimony before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee hearings as a Communist The Senate subpoenaed Boyer in November 1955 and he testified the next January citation needed At the hearing Boyer refused to answer questions about his affiliations with the Communist Party under the protection of the First and Fifth Amendment 2 He was one of many witnesses in 1956 called by the Subcommittee in an inquiry into New York press To questions of whether he was a Communist or whether others were party members the write invoked both his First and Fifth Amendments Privately however Boyer identified himself as a Communist saying that he had been a party member from the 1930s until 1956 when Nikita Khrushchev the then Soviet leader disclosed the secrets of the Stalin regime 2 Death editBoyer died age 70 on August 7 1973 2 Works editThe Dark Ship 1947 1 If This Be Treason 1948 1 Labor s Untold Story The Adventure Story of the Battles Betrayals and Victories of American Working Men and Women 1955 References edit a b c d e f g Boyer Richard O 1948 If This Be Treason Prism Political amp Rights Issues amp Social Movements New Century Publishers Retrieved 19 November 2020 a b c Richard Boyer 70 Biographer and New Yorker Writer Dies The New York Times August 9 1973 Retrieved September 10 2019 External links editTime magazine article January 16 1956 Richard O Boyer s obituary at the New York Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard O Boyer amp oldid 1165580729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
