Priests of Our Democracy : : The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge / / Marjorie Heins.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Heins, Marjorie,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; Part I: Prelude to the Deluge --; Part II: Teachers and Free Speech --; Part III: The Purge Comes to Higher Education --; Part IV: The Supreme Court and Academic Freedom --; Part V: Politics, Repression, and the Future of Academic Freedom --; Conclusion --; Acknowledgments --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780814744642; 9783110706444
• DOI: 10.18574/nyu/9780814790519.001.0001
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Marjorie Heins.

Priests of OurDemocracy tells of the teachers and professors whobattled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950s. It traces the political fortunesof academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both oncampus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenchingpersonal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950sinspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers andprofessors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950simpoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and FirstAmendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. Incompelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to everyone.