When the Nazis came to Skokie
Subtitle: freedom for speech we hate
By: Philippa Strum.
Series: Landmark law cases & American society
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: National Socialist Party of America -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Freedom of speech -- United States -- Cases.; Assembly, Right of -- United States -- Cases.; Neo-Nazis -- Illinois -- Skokie.; Jews -- Illinois -- Skokie.; Skokie (Ill.) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Description: In the Chicago suburb of Skokie, in the late 1970's, one of every 6 Jewish residents was a Holocaust survivor seeking peace after the horrors of persecution. This safe haven was shattered when a neo-Nazi group announced its intention to parade there.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-164) and index.