Books on Trial
red scare in the heartland
$47.73
- Paperback
308 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2022
Summary
Books on Trial: When Civil Liberties Faced the Red Scare
How civil liberties triumphed over national insecurity
Between the two major red scares of the twentieth century, a police raid on a Communist Party bookstore in Oklahoma City marked an important lesson in the history of American freedom.
In a raid on the Progressive Bookstore in 1940, local officials seized thousands of books and pamphlets and arrested twenty customers and proprietors. All were detain…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780806190235 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 080619023X |
| Author: | Shirley A. Wiegand, Wayne A. Wiegand |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Imprint: | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 308 |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 333g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 21mm |
About The Author
Shirley A. Wiegand
Shirley A. Wiegand is Professor of Law Emerita at Marquette University, Milwaukee.
Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Studies and Professor of American Studies at Florida State University, Tallahassee.
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