@instantclassicspod: Everyone knows the line "I'm Spartacus." Almost nobody knows what it was actually protesting. In 1950s America, the House Un American Activities Committee forced people to name names or be blacklisted. That famous scene of slaves refusing to give up their leader wasn't just movie drama, it was a direct response to real interrogations happening in Hollywood at the time. #Spartacus #AmericanHistory #HollywoodHistory #historypodcast #ColdWar