Free Speech in Its Forgotten Years, 1870-1920
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780521655378
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Freedom of information & freedom of speech; United States - General; History: American; History; History - U.S.; History: World; USA; Constitutional - First Amendment; United States - 19th Century/Turn of the Century; Freedom of speech--United States--History; History / United States / General
First sentence: Just as most commentators have traced judicial interpretation of the First Amendment from the Espionage Act decisions in 1919, they have followed organized advocacy of free speech rights from the creation of the ACLU in the years between 1917 and 1920.