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Priests of our democracy : the Supreme Court, academic freedom, and the anti-communist purge / Marjorie Heins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heins, Marjorie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic freedom--United States.
- Academic freedom.
- Freedom of speech--United States.
- Freedom of speech.
- Public schools--Curricula--Censorship--United States.
- Public schools.
- Universities and colleges--Law and legislation--United States.
- Universities and colleges.
- Anti-communist movements--United States.
- Anti-communist movements.
- Teaching, Freedom of--United States.
- Teaching, Freedom of.
- United States. Supreme Court.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Priests of Our Democracy tells of the teachers and professors who battled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950's. It traces the political fortunes of academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both on campus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenching personal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950's inspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and professors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950's impoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and First Amendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. In compelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to everyone.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Prelude to the deluge
- pt. II. Teachers and free speech
- pt. III. The purge comes to higher education
- pt. IV. The Supreme Court and academic freedom
- pt. V. Politics, repression, and the future of academic freedom.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jun 2020)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8147-4464-8
- OCLC:
- 828793135
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