The Struggle for Free Speech in the United States, 1872-1915 - Edward Bliss Foote, Edward Bond Foote, and Anti-Comstock Operations (Hardcover)

Passed 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, legislatures, and courts and also offered personal assistance to Comstock defendants. This book chronicles the Footes' struggle, examining not just the efforts of these cruising champions of freedom of expression and women's rights, but also the larger issues surrounding free speech and censorship in the Gilded Age of American history.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	2008
Authors:	Janice Ruth Wood
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	150
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-96246-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Freedom of information & freedom of speech Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-415-96246-3
Barcode:	9780415962469

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