03424nam 22006975 450 991080770360332120230803025311.00-8147-4464-810.18574/9780814744642(CKB)2670000000331133(EBL)1126717(OCoLC)828793135(SSID)ssj0000833937(PQKBManifestationID)11449192(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833937(PQKBWorkID)10936909(PQKB)11517052(StDuBDS)EDZ0001323862(MiAaPQ)EBC1126717(OCoLC)833386166(MdBmJHUP)muse26000(DE-B1597)546882(DE-B1597)9780814744642(OCoLC)827235532(EXLCZ)99267000000033113320200608h20132013 fg 0engurnn#---|un|utxtccrPriests of Our Democracy The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge /Marjorie HeinsNew York, NY :New York University Press,[2013]©20131 online resource (374 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4798-6060-3 0-8147-9051-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-341) and index.Front matter --Contents --Introduction --Part I: Prelude to the Deluge --Part II: Teachers and Free Speech --Part III: The Purge Comes to Higher Education --Part IV: The Supreme Court and Academic Freedom --Part V: Politics, Repression, and the Future of Academic Freedom --Conclusion --Acknowledgments --Notes --Bibliography --Index --About the AuthorPriests of Our Democracy tells of the teachers and professors who battled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950's. It traces the political fortunes of academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both on campus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenching personal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950's inspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and professors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950's impoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and First Amendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. In compelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to everyone.Teaching, Freedom ofUnited StatesAnti-communist movementsUnited StatesUniversities and collegesLaw and legislationUnited StatesPublic schoolsCurriculaCensorshipUnited StatesFreedom of speechUnited StatesAcademic freedomUnited StatesTeaching, Freedom ofAnti-communist movementsUniversities and collegesLaw and legislationPublic schoolsCurriculaCensorshipFreedom of speechAcademic freedom344.73078Heins Marjorieauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1607113DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910807703603321Priests of Our Democracy3933243UNINA