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Free speech & censorship / by Micah L. Issitt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Issitt, Micah L., author.
- Series:
- Opinions throughout history.
- Opinions throughout history ; 16
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drug abuse--United States--History--Sources.
- Drug abuse.
- Drug control--United States--United States--History--Sources.
- Drug control.
- Drug utilization--United States--History--Sources.
- Drug utilization.
- Drugs--Law and legislation--United States--Sources.
- Drugs.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Reference works.
- History.
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxv, 548 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Free speech and censorship
- Place of Publication:
- Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, [2022]
- Summary:
- Covers key points and controversies in the history of free speech in the United States.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents
- Publisher's Note
- Introduction
- Historical Timeline
- Colonially Speaking
- Origin of the American Right to Free Speech
- The Free and Unfettered Press
- Sedition, Libel, and Freedom of the Press
- The First Right
- Making It Official
- Governmental Censorship
- Big Brother's Beginnings
- Obscene Speeches
- The Comstock Laws and Censorship as a Moralizing Force
- Shouting Fire
- The Espionage Act and World War I
- Defending Civil Liberties
- The Creation of the American Civil Liberties Union
- The Red Threat
- Red Flag Laws and the Fear of Communism
- Fighting Words
- Speech That Incites Violence
- Moving Speeches
- Free Speech and the Movies
- The Obscenity Scene
- Obscenity and the First Amendment
- The Right Not to Speak
- Self-Incrimination and the Law
- The Limits of Libel
- Freedom of the Press and the Libel Issue
- Demonstrating Freedom
- The First Amendment and the Freedom to Demonstrate
- Protecting the Flag
- The US Flag and Free Speech
- Student Speech
- Student Rights and the First Amendment
- The Worst Kind of Speech
- The First Amendment and Hate Speech
- The Right to Blow the Whistle
- Government Secrets and the Freedom of Information
- Prurient Interests
- Expressions of Hatred
- Free Speech and Hate Speech Revisited
- Forbidden Subjects
- Abortion and the Right to Provide Information
- The Marketplace of Ideas
- Free Speech and the Internet
- Money as Speech
- Corporate Donations as Free Speech
- Word Games
- Free Speech and Video Games
- The Right to Deny Service
- Discrimination and the Rights of Consumers.
- Freedom of Misinformation
- The Right to Mislead
- Any Way You Cancel
- Cancel Culture and the Illusion of Censorship
- Conclusion
- Prioritizing Speech
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Primary & Secondary Sources
- Glossary
- Historical Snapshots
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781637001196
- 9781637001202
- 1637001207
- OCLC:
- 1310301331
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