President Truman took up where Churchill left off and by executive action ordered that all government employees be forced to take loyalty oaths and declare they were not, nor ever had, been Communists. Many refused to take the oaths as a matter of principle. Photo shows ousted County employees picketing the Hall of Records. Employees were discharged for failure to sign the loyalty check oath. Photograph dated August 10, 1948.
Los Angeles County Hall of Records (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1911-1962) Los Angeles County Hall of Records (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1911-1962)--Officials and employees Loyalty oaths--California--Los Angeles Anti-communist movements--California--Los Angeles Municipal government--Records and correspondence Picketing--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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