Priests of Our Democracy
Priests of Our Democracy

Author: Marjorie Heins

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2013-12-22

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1479860603

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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.

Digest of the Public Record of Communism in the United States
Digest of the Public Record of Communism in the United States

Author: Fund for the Republic

Publisher:

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 806

ISBN-13:

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This volume contains extracts of the most significant executive actions, legislation, legislative committee proceedings and court proceedings demonstrating the perceptions and responses of Americans to the alleged threat posed by Communists.