claim: Dan Trachtenberg makes films.
evidence: The Constitutional Educational League was an American anti-communist organization .. Founded during America 's First Red Scare , the group gained major influence during the aftermath of the First World War .. First Red Scare. First Red Scare. First World War. First World War. In the 1930s , they were known for printing an anti-communist newspaper entitled `` Headlines and What 's Behind Them . ''. In 1942 , the organization was listed as one 28 organizations indicated by a special grand jury as having conspired against the United States Army and Navy , being an instrument of the Axis Powers .. special grand jury. grand jury. Axis Powers. Axis powers of World War II. In the 1944 presidential campaign , the organization published a brochure , Vote CIO and Get A Soviet America .. 1944 presidential campaign. United States presidential election, 1944. A congressional investigation into the 1944 campaign expenditures sought to find out who the financial backers were of the League , as it deemed this brochure to be political .. However , Joseph P. Kamp , vice-president of the League refused to hand over this information .. Joseph P. Kamp. Joseph P. Kamp. Because Kamp refused to act on a subpoena , he was tried for Contempt of Congress .. subpoena. subpoena. Contempt of Congress. Contempt of Congress. In 1950 , he was convicted , and sentenced to four months in prison .. Kamp was tried another time for congressional defiance in 1952 , when he failed to produce records for the House Lobby Investigating Committee .. This time , Kamp was acquitted of the charge , as the House Committee failed to orderly disclose why Kamp was in default .