The most likely reason that people were blacklisted was because A.) They were accused of being communists.
In the late 1940s and 1950s, the United States went through a Red Scare where Americans were scared of a Communist infiltration into their daily lives.
As a result, anyone who was accused of being a Communist would lose support and would be blacklisted out of fear of their motives.
In conclusion, option A is correct.
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