The Margin of Victory: How the Idaho Library Association Defeated an Antigay Initiative.

Carr, Mary M.; Greever, Barbara C.

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ERIC Number: EJ510440

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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The Margin of Victory: How the Idaho Library Association Defeated an Antigay Initiative.

Carr, Mary M.; Greever, Barbara C.

Library Journal, v120 n14 p136-39 Sep 1 1995

Discusses steps taken by the Idaho Library Association to defeat an antigay ballot initiative by means of a coordinated, statewide public relations campaign. The ballot, known as Proposition One, would have violated First Amendment rights and caused library materials to be censored to determine whether they addressed homosexuality. (Author/JKP)

Descriptors: Censorship, Discriminatory Legislation, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Speech, Homosexuality, Information Policy, Intellectual Freedom, Libraries, Library Collection Development, Moral Issues, Public Relations

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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