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Peer reviewedYodelis, M. A. – Journalism Quarterly, 1974
Examines some of the historical events that surrounded the freedom of the press conflict in the colonies, and especially in Boston. (RB)
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Journalism, Newspapers
Walker, Samuel – 1994
Noting that no other country in the world offers protection to offensive speech, this book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the hate speech controversy in the United States. The book examines the issue, from the conflicts over the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s and American Nazi groups in the 1930s, to the famous Skokie, Illinois…
Descriptors: Censorship, Civil Rights, Cultural Context, Freedom of Speech
Peer reviewedGuiness, Os – Social Education, 1990
Examines the current relationship between religious liberty and U.S. democracy. Presents a proposal to reforge the U.S. public philosophy according to the notion of chartered pluralism that celebrates the diversity embodied in the First Amendment. Ties this to the conflict between communitarianism and libertarianism. (DB)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict, Democratic Values
