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Discussion Topic

Read and analyze Ms. Lillian Hellman’s letter to the Committee on Un-American Activities and answer the questions below.

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  • List the rationale or arguments Miss Lillian Hellman presents to support a decision to invoke her Fifth Amendment privilege.
  • List the rationale or arguments Miss Lillian Hellman presents to support a decision not to invoke her Fifth Amendment privilege.
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