The play Inherit the Wind was written almost five years before its opening. Why did it take so long to get the play produced?
- The Great Depression hurt Broadway producers.
- The public did not want a play about abortions.
- The public did not want a play about Sacco and Vanzetti.
- Fear of the McCarthy HUAC hearings
Answer
The correct answer is D) Fear of the McCarthy HUAC hearings.
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