02841nam 2200601Ia 450 991079997780332120230721031019.01-135-89637-21-281-10227-X97866111022720-203-93225-0(CKB)1000000000408800(EBL)325497(OCoLC)476123256(SSID)ssj0000252759(PQKBManifestationID)11209385(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000252759(PQKBWorkID)10180523(PQKB)11614048(MiAaPQ)EBC325497(Au-PeEL)EBL325497(CaPaEBR)ebr10205130(CaONFJC)MIL110227(OCoLC)437195674(EXLCZ)99100000000040880020070809d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe struggle for free speech in the United States, 1872-1915[electronic resource] Edward Bliss Foote, Edward Bond Foote, and anti-Comstock operations /Janice Ruth WoodNew York ;London Routledge20081 online resource (156 p.)Studies in American popular history and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-54276-6 0-415-96246-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Historical Background; Chapter Three Legal Encounters with Comstock; Chapter Four Free-Speech Organizational Activities; Chapter Five Personal Involvement in Free-Speech Cases; Chapter Six Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; IndexPassed in 1873, the Comstock Act banned 'obscene' materials from the mail without defining obscenity, leaving it open to interpretation by courts that were hostile to free speech. Literature that reflected changing attitudes toward sexuality, religion, and social institutions fell victim to the Comstock Act and related state laws. Dr. Edward Bliss Foote became among the earliest individuals convicted under the law after he mailed a brochure on birth-control methods. For the next four decades, Foote Sr. and his son, Dr. Edward Bond Foote, challenged the Comstock Act in Congress, legislaturesAmerican popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))Freedom of speechUnited StatesHistoryFreedom of speechHistory.323.44/3097309034Wood Janice Ruth1586656MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910799977803321The struggle for free speech in the United States, 1872-19153873373UNINA