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Reformers

  • Anthony Comstock

Anthony Comstock imposed his Victorian values on a rapidly urbanizing
United States, sometimes in disregard for the protections afforded by the
First Amendment.

  • Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman demonstrated for First Amendment rights through speeches,
lectures, picketing and marching. She faced arrests and official harassment
for her unpopular views.

  • Eugene Debs

Labor leader and socialist Eugene V. Debs fought for associational and
organized labor rights under First Amendment. He was imprisoned under the
Espionage Act.

  • Horace Mann

Horace Mann’s vision of universal education and non-sectarian schools was a
precursor to the Supreme Court’s interpretation of First Amendment
principles in public schools.

  • Tipper Gore

Tipper Gore led a successful fight to have parental warning labels affixed
to record albums that contained explicit lyrics. Critics said her efforts
violated the First Amendment.

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The Free Speech Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy center dedicated to building understanding of the five freedoms of the First Amendment through education, information and engagement.

freespeechcenter@mtsu.edu

FEATURE POSTS

Happy birthday to us – on the day that cleared a road to freedom

Memorial Day: Honoring those who gave all for our freedoms

White House Correspondents’ Dinner: levity, gravity, and a toast to the First Amendment

The origins of academic freedom in the U.S.

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