Doubtfully blacklisted: Fredi Washington




Doubtfully blacklisted: Fredi Washington
 Fredi Washington, a black actress. Washington left acting and Hollywood, on her own accord, in 1937, due to a lack of work for black actors. She was never blacklisted.

Just because someone’s name appeared in Red Channels, that doesn’t mean they were blacklisted. It just means there name appeared in Red Channels.
Just because a person said they were blacklisted doesn’t mean they were. Many people in Hollywood have lied about being blacklisted over the years.
If  a person was actually blacklisted…and not many were actually blacklisted….it was the studios and TV sponsors who blacklisted them. Not the United States federal government.
If a person claims the blacklist ruined their career, they should be able to prove they had a career before the blacklist.