Bibliograph

We must not be afraid to be free, stories of free expression in America, Ronald K.L. Collins, Sam Chaltain

Type

Label

We must not be afraid to be free, stories of free expression in America, Ronald K.L. Collins, Sam Chaltain

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-412) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

We must not be afraid to be free

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

605020041

Responsibility statement

Ronald K.L. Collins, Sam Chaltain

Sub title

stories of free expression in America

Summary

Contains a series of accounts of landmark First Amendment cases, including those about loyalty oaths, hate speech, flag burning, student anti-war protests, and McCarthy-era prosecutions

Table Of Contents

Prologue : Freedom and fear : Justice Hugo Black -- First Amendment fundamentalism : George Anastaplo and free-speech absolutism -- "Everybody is against the reds" : Benjamin Gitlow and the First and Fourteenth Amendments -- Calling Dr. Meiklejohn : Alexander Meiklejohn and First Amendment theories -- "The final jury of the nation" : Daniel Ellsberg and national security -- Fighting times and fighting faiths : Eugene Dennis and the clear and present danger test -- Saving the NAACP : Robert Carter and the (Civil) right to associate -- Crosses and crises : Edward Cleary and hate speech -- Striking back at the birchers : Elmer Gertz and defamation -- Saving old glory : Gregory Johnson and flag desecration -- Count-me-ins and count-me-outs : Mary Beth Tinker and student speech -- Epilogue : Hugo Black and beyond : the future of freedom -- Free-speech timeline

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