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- Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: NYU Press
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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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 4-9
- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- Part I: Prelude to the Deluge
- pp. 15-66
- 1. “Sifting and Winnowing”
- pp. 17-30
- 3. Rapp-Coudert
- pp. 51-66
- Part II: Teachers and Free Speech
- pp. 67-123
- 6. The Vinson Court
- pp. 103-123
- 8. “The Laughing-Stock of Europe”
- pp. 144-161
- 9. The Moral Dilemma: Naming Names
- pp. 162-174
- 10. Red Monday and Beyond
- pp. 177-191
- 11. The Road to Keyishian
- pp. 192-208
- 12. “A Pall of Orthodoxy over the Classroom”
- pp. 209-222
- 13. “A Generation Stopped in Its Tracks”
- pp. 225-238
- 14. Academic Freedom after Keyishian
- pp. 239-251
- 15. September 11 and Beyond
- pp. 252-268
- Conclusion
- pp. 269-283
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 285-286
- Bibliography
- pp. 327-341
- About the Author
- pp. 363-374
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814744642
Related ISBN(s)
9780814790519
MARC Record
OCLC
833386166
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2013-05-20
Language
English
Open Access
No