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Freedom of expression / Created by James Magee.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Major issues in American historyPublication details: Westport: Greenwood Press, 2002.; ©2002.Description: 328 pagesISBN:
  • 0313313849
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF4770 MAG
Contents:
Historical narrative -- The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 -- The abolitionist movement -- The Civil War -- The Comstock Law -- World War I and its aftermath -- The Cold War and the "red menace" -- The Civil Rights Movement -- The Vietnam War -- The Nazi march on Skokie -- Political correctness and free speech on campus -- The Internet.
Summary: These events show the variety, complexity, and intensity that freedom of speech and expression issues engender. Magee illustrates how the United States has worked through these contentious periods with American citizens' freedoms remaining intact, if not enhanced.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Harare Campus Library Core Collection KF4770 MAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 154325 Available BK141627

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical narrative --
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 --
The abolitionist movement --
The Civil War --
The Comstock Law --
World War I and its aftermath --
The Cold War and the "red menace" --
The Civil Rights Movement --
The Vietnam War --
The Nazi march on Skokie --
Political correctness and free speech on campus --
The Internet.

These events show the variety, complexity, and intensity that freedom of speech and expression issues engender. Magee illustrates how the United States has worked through these contentious periods with American citizens' freedoms remaining intact, if not enhanced.

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