Press And Speech Freedoms In America, 1619-1995: A Chronology [Hardcover]

Tracing the battles between the repressors and proponents of free speech, this chronology overviews press and speech freedoms in the United States from 1619 through 1995. Beginning with the American Colonies, the volume covers the religious refugees and political dissidents who settled the Colonies and the press that heated up the struggle to rid America of the Crown. Although freedom of speech and the press became constitutional rights 15 years after the Declaration of Independence, these rights fared poorly until after World War II. This book traces the struggles, the press, and the contending views from 1760 to 1960 and the 35 years of commitment to freedom from 1960 to 1995.

Arranged by year, the entries in the chronology include the views and comments of persons in favor of or opposed to freedom of speech, events that affected press freedoms, and technological changes that have had an impact.

Preface
Freedom of Expression in the Twentieth Century
The Colonial Beginnings: 1619 Through 1699
Agitation for Press Freedom: 1700 Through 1759
The Patriots and Their Revolution: 1760 Through 1786
The First Amendment Tangles with Sedition: 1787 Through 1799
Re-Emergence of Free Expression: 1800 Through 1824
The Bitter Causes and Bitter War: 1825 Through 1867
The Fourteenth Amendment: 1868 Through 1899
World War I and Censorship: 1900 Through 1924
Achieving New Concepts of Free Expression: 1925 Through 1949
Freedom of Expression at Mid-Century: 1950 Through 1959
The Decade of the 1960s: 1960 Through 1969
The Decade of the 1970s: 1970 Through 1979
The Decade of the 1980s: 1980 Through 1989
The Beginnings of the 1990s: 1990 Through 1994
The Turbulent Year of 1995
Supreme Court Selected Cases:lsH