In Sullivan's Shadow The Use and Abuse of Libel Law During the Long Civil Rights Struggle |
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| Author:
| Edmondson, Aimee |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62534-409-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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For many years, the far right has sown public distrust in the media as a political strategy, weaponizing libel law in an effort to stifle free speech and silence African American dissent. In Sullivan's Shadow demonstrates that this strategy was pursued throughout the civil rights era and beyond.
For many years, the far right has sown public distrust in the media as a political strategy, weaponizing libel law in an effort to stifle free speech and silence African American dissent. In Sullivan's Shadow demonstrates that this strategy was pursued throughout the civil rights era and beyond.