TY  - GEN
T1  - An indispensable liberty : the fight for free speech in nineteenth-century America
A1  - Bulla, David W., 1959-
A2  - Bekken, Jon
A2  - Davidson, Sandra
A2  - Dupont, Nancy McKenzie
A2  - Hayden, Joseph
A2  - Jolliffe, Lee
A2  - Kilmer, Paulette D.
A2  - Pribanic-Smith, Erika J.
A2  - Van Tuyll, Debra Reddin
A2  - Cronin, Mary M.
LA  - English
PP  - Carbondale
PB  - Southern Illinois University Press
YR  - 2016
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn946788619
AB  - "This collection of eleven essays examines nineteenth-century legal and extralegal attempts to restrict freedom of speech and the press as well as the efforts of others to push back against those restrictions"--
AB  - "Most Americans today view freedom of speech as a bedrock of all other liberties, a defining feature of American citizenship. During the nineteenth century, the popular concept of American freedom of speech was still being formed. In An Indispensable Liberty: The Fight for Freedom of Expression in the Nineteenth Century, contributors examine attempts to restrict freedom of speech and the press during and after the Civil War. The nine essays that make up this collection show how, despite judicial, political, and public proclamations of support for freedom of expression, factors like tradition, gender stereotypes, religion, and fear of social unrest often led to narrow judicial and political protection for freedom of expression by people whose views upset the status quo. These views, expressed by abolitionists, suffragists, and labor leaders, challenged rigid cultural mores of the day, and many political and cultural leaders feared that extending freedom of expression to agitators would undermine society. The Civil War intensified questions about the duties and privileges of citizenship. After the war, key conflicts over freedom of expression were triggered by Reconstruction, suffrage, the Comstock Act, and questions about libel. The volume's contributors blend social, cultural, and intellectual history to untangle the complicated strands of nineteenth-century legal thought. By chronicling the development of modern-day notions of free speech, this timely collection offers both a valuable exploration of the First Amendment in nineteenth-century America and a useful perspective on challenges to today's civil liberties."--
OP  - 238
CN  - KF4772
SN  - 9780809334735
SN  - 0809334739
SN  - 0809334720
SN  - 9780809334728
KW  - Freedom of speech : United States : History.
KW  - Liberté d'expression : États-Unis : Histoire.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Media Studies.
KW  - HISTORY : Essays.
KW  - HISTORY : United States : 19th century.
KW  - LAW : Legal History.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Freedom & Security : Civil Rights.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Freedom & Security : Human Rights.
KW  - Freedom of speech
KW  - United States
KW  - History
ER  -