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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... employees before it expired . Such laws rarely were effective , however , because workers could always agree to work longer hours , and few of the laws had enforcement provisions . But continued agitation for such measures led to ...
... employees before it expired . Such laws rarely were effective , however , because workers could always agree to work longer hours , and few of the laws had enforcement provisions . But continued agitation for such measures led to ...
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... employees of detective agencies , really had to do nothing more than take down names to be effective . Employers maintained blacklists of members or organizers of unions . Such persons were declared unemployable in that industry . In ...
... employees of detective agencies , really had to do nothing more than take down names to be effective . Employers maintained blacklists of members or organizers of unions . Such persons were declared unemployable in that industry . In ...
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... - ened employers , the AFL sought to organize skilled workers only . Although still forming a national union , the AFL now dealt with employees that were harder for employers to replace . In addition , the federation Seeking Conformity 9.
... - ened employers , the AFL sought to organize skilled workers only . Although still forming a national union , the AFL now dealt with employees that were harder for employers to replace . In addition , the federation Seeking Conformity 9.
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... encounters between employees and employers . But by the 1890s , employers found that they could protect their property peacefully by obtaining a court injunction that ordered strike - related activities to 12 Revolutionary Sparks.
... encounters between employees and employers . But by the 1890s , employers found that they could protect their property peacefully by obtaining a court injunction that ordered strike - related activities to 12 Revolutionary Sparks.
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... employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company , which made sleeping , dining , and parlor cars for the nation's railroads . Pullman employees were required to live in a company town and to buy their goods in company stores . By many stan ...
... employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company , which made sleeping , dining , and parlor cars for the nation's railroads . Pullman employees were required to live in a company town and to buy their goods in company stores . By many stan ...
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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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