J’accuse! McCarthyism, Village politics and Pier 40
Published: April 25, 2013 Publication: The Villager By Arthur Z. Schwartz I was a child when McCarthyism reached its height. As a child I heard stories about this or that entertainer or celebrity being charged with being a communist, or knowing or consorting with communists. Careers and reputations were destroyed. Once I had a long conversation about it with Barney Josephson, whose famous Sheridan Square nightclub, Café Society, was destroyed by allegations that he and his br