Free Speech in Its Forgotten Years, 1870-1920

Free Speech in Its Forgotten Years, 1870-1920
ISBN-10
0521655374
ISBN-13
9780521655378
Category
History
Pages
422
Language
English
Published
1999-11-13
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
David M. Rabban

Description

Most American historians and legal scholars incorrectly assume that controversies and litigation about free speech began abruptly during World War I. However, this text reveals that important free speech controversies and legal cases, often involving sex reformers and labor unions, preceded the Espionage Act of 1917.

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