Revolutionary Sparks: Freedom of Expression in Modern AmericaOxford University Press, 07/05/1992 - 572 من الصفحات The governmental pledge to the American people is found in the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." Written more than two hundred years ago, these words now protect a wide range of expressive activity. A broad-gauged discussion of freedom of expression in America, this book begins by studying the period after the Civil War and Reconstruction when new and unsettling ideas appeared with great regularity on the American scene. So many of these ideas were floating around during this period that the nation's leaders often joined forces to repress aberrant notions. In response to such suppression, individuals seeking to better their lives through the expression of new ideas began to demand their rights to speak, write, and associate together to advance their points of view. Blanchard traces this contest for control through the Watergate scandal of the 1970s and the Reagan and early Bush administrations. Blanchard presents a lively discussion of freedom of speech ranging from questions of national security to those of public morality, from loyalty during times of national stress to the right to preach on a public street corner. Including examinations of controversies involving the press, the national government, the Supreme Court, and civil liberties and civil rights concerns, Revolutionary Sparks presents a strong case for the right of Americans to speak their minds and to have access to knowledge necessary for informed self-government. |
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... advocated edu- cation for members and legislation to ameliorate problems . Powderly , in fact , preferred mediation of worker - employer problems . The labor movement was temporarily derailed in 1873 by a significant depres- sion . In ...
... advocated edu- cation for members and legislation to ameliorate problems . Powderly , in fact , preferred mediation of worker - employer problems . The labor movement was temporarily derailed in 1873 by a significant depres- sion . In ...
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... advocated terrorism to gain their goals . Under the Marxist philoso- phy , which began taking form in pre - Civil War days , capitalism was doomed , a classless society was inevitable , and workers were to be the instrument of the ...
... advocated terrorism to gain their goals . Under the Marxist philoso- phy , which began taking form in pre - Civil War days , capitalism was doomed , a classless society was inevitable , and workers were to be the instrument of the ...
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... advocated by the Knights and embraced capitalism while seeking reforms that were critical to members but were much less threatening to employ- ers . Early efforts by AFL member unions met with little success . The first major ...
... advocated by the Knights and embraced capitalism while seeking reforms that were critical to members but were much less threatening to employ- ers . Early efforts by AFL member unions met with little success . The first major ...
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... advocated taking the right to select members of the U.S. Senate away from state legislatures and making senators subject to popular election . They also sought the vote for women , the use of direct primary elections , and the recall ...
... advocated taking the right to select members of the U.S. Senate away from state legislatures and making senators subject to popular election . They also sought the vote for women , the use of direct primary elections , and the recall ...
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... advocated absolute freedom of thought ; they trusted the ability of individuals to discover the truth for themselves . Because of their beliefs , freedom of expression on a wide variety of subjects was essential.36 The antireligion ...
... advocated absolute freedom of thought ; they trusted the ability of individuals to discover the truth for themselves . Because of their beliefs , freedom of expression on a wide variety of subjects was essential.36 The antireligion ...
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Freedom of Expression during World War I | 71 |
Freedom of Expression in the 1920s | 110 |
Freedom of Expression in the 1930s | 149 |
Freedom of Expression during World War II | 189 |
Freedom of Expression in the Cold War | 230 |
Freedom of Expression in the Vietnam Era | 279 |
Freedom of Expression in the Early Nixon Years | 334 |
Freedom of Expression in the Age of Watergate | 378 |
Freedom of Expression in an Age of Reaction | 430 |
Epilogue | 489 |
Notes | 493 |
Index | 551 |
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