Priests of Our Democracy

The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Democracy, Reference & Language, Law
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Author: Marjorie Heins ISBN: 9780814770269
Publisher: NYU Press Publication: February 4, 2013
Imprint: NYU Press Language: English
Author: Marjorie Heins
ISBN: 9780814770269
Publisher: NYU Press
Publication: February 4, 2013
Imprint: NYU Press
Language: English

Priests of Our
Democracy tells of the teachers and professors who
battled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950s. 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 1950s
inspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and
professors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950s
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.

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Priests of Our
Democracy tells of the teachers and professors who
battled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950s. 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 1950s
inspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and
professors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950s
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.

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