Free Speech in Its Forgotten Years, 1870 1920

This text argues that American historians and legal scholars incorrectly assume that controversies and litigation about free speech began abruptly during World ... » 

This text argues that American historians and legal scholars incorrectly assume that controversies and litigation about free speech began abruptly during World War I. The author explains that important free speech controversies and legal cases preceded the Espionage Act of 1917. «