Speaking Freely: Whitney V. California and American Speech Law
(Part of the Landmark Law Cases and American Society Series)
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Anita Whitney was a child of wealth and privilege who became a vocal leftist early in the twentieth century, supporting radical labor groups such as the Wobblies and helping to organize the Communist Labor Party. In 1919 she was arrested and charged with violating California's recently passed laws banning any speech or activity intended to change the American political and economic systems. The story of the Supreme Court case that grew out of Whitney's...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0700621350
ISBN13:9780700621354
Release Date:November 2015
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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