Free speech and censorship : a documentary and reference guide / Cari Lee Skogberg Eastman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eastman, Cari Lee Skogberg, 1974- author.

Series:

Documentary and reference guides.

Documentary and reference guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Censorship--United States--History.

Censorship.

Freedom of speech--United States--History.

Freedom of speech.

Freedom of speech--United States--Public opinion.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 371 pages).

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara : Greenwood, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2022]

Summary:

"This annotated document collection surveys the history and evolution of laws and attitudes regarding free speech and censorship in the United States, with a special emphasis on contemporary events and controversies related to the First Amendment"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Reader's guide to related documents

Preface

Introduction

Censorship and suppression of speech in early America (1776-1920)

Debating the extent of free speech rights (1920-1950)

Momentous rulings amid political and cultural change (1950-1980)

Culture wars, student rights, and challenges to free speech (1980-2000)

The First Amendment in the post-9/11 era (2001-2015)

Freedom of the press and censorship during the Trump years (2016-2021)

Chronology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Eastman, Cari Lee Skogberg Free Speech and Censorship: a Documentary and Reference Guide

ISBN:

9798400653780

9798216086963

9781440865398

1440865396

OCLC:

1262691964