African Americans and the First Amendment : the case for liberty and equality /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shiell, Timothy C. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]
Series:	SUNY series in African American studies.
Subjects:	African Americans > Civil rights. Freedom of speech > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. American Apartheid. The Colonial Era ; Inequality in the Antebellum Era ; Suppression of Civil Liberty in the Antebellum Era ; Inequality in the Post-Civil War Era ; Suppression of Civil Liberty during the Post-Civil War Era ; Conclusion
Chapter 2. A Pivotal Case. The Setting ; Herndon v. Lowry (1937) ; Herndon and the First Amendment ; Herndon, Equality, and Minority Rights ; Herndon, Race Neutrality, and Race Consciousness ; Herndon and Mass Politics ; Conclusion
Chapter 3. The Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights in the Judiciary, 1938-1959 ; Civil Rights and the Executive Branch, 1938-59 ; Civil Liberties, 1938-59 ; Civil Rights and Liberties, 1960-72 ; Thurgood Marshall ; Conclusion
Chapter 4. Hate Speech. Hate Speech in the United States, 1880s-1980s ; Hate Speech in the United States, 1980s-Present ; The International Argument ; Fundamental Conflict or Fundamental Alliance? ; Conclusion.