LEADER 03605nam 2200553 450 001 9910821701703321 005 20230808202521.0 010 $a0-8093-3473-9 035 $a(CKB)3820000000018999 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001646075 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16416426 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001646075 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13723323 035 $a(PQKB)10608392 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4503983 035 $a(OCoLC)946788619 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51579 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4503983 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11202395 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL972605 035 $a(OCoLC)908376208 035 $a(EXLCZ)993820000000018999 100 $a20160419h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 03$aAn indispensable liberty $ethe fight for free speech in nineteenth-century America /$fedited by Mary M. Cronin 210 1$aCarbondale, [Illinois] :$cSouthern Illinois University Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (238 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8093-3472-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"This collection of eleven essays examines nineteenth-century legal and extralegal attempts to restrict freedom of speech and the press as well as the efforts of others to push back against those restrictions"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Most Americans today view freedom of speech as a bedrock of all other liberties, a defining feature of American citizenship. During the nineteenth century, the popular concept of American freedom of speech was still being formed. In An Indispensable Liberty: The Fight for Freedom of Expression in the Nineteenth Century, contributors examine attempts to restrict freedom of speech and the press during and after the Civil War. The nine essays that make up this collection show how, despite judicial, political, and public proclamations of support for freedom of expression, factors like tradition, gender stereotypes, religion, and fear of social unrest often led to narrow judicial and political protection for freedom of expression by people whose views upset the status quo. These views, expressed by abolitionists, suffragists, and labor leaders, challenged rigid cultural mores of the day, and many political and cultural leaders feared that extending freedom of expression to agitators would undermine society. The Civil War intensified questions about the duties and privileges of citizenship. After the war, key conflicts over freedom of expression were triggered by Reconstruction, suffrage, the Comstock Act, and questions about libel. The volume's contributors blend social, cultural, and intellectual history to untangle the complicated strands of nineteenth-century legal thought. By chronicling the development of modern-day notions of free speech, this timely collection offers both a valuable exploration of the First Amendment in nineteenth-century America and a useful perspective on challenges to today's civil liberties. "--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aFreedom of speech$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aFreedom of speech$xHistory. 676 $a323.44/3097309034 686 $aLAW060000$aHIS036040$aHIS049000$aSOC052000$2bisacsh 702 $aCronin$b Mary M$g(Mary Margaret), 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821701703321 996 $aAn indispensable liberty$93934376 997 $aUNINA