Speaking Freely: Whitney V. California and American Speech Law

by Philippa Strum

Book Overview

Anita Whitney was a child of wealth and privilege who became a vocal leftist early in the twentieth century, supporting radical labor groups such as the Wobblies and helping to organize the Communist Labor Party. In 1919 she was arrested and charged with violating California's recently passed laws banning any speech or activity intended to change the American political and economic systems. The story of the Supreme Court case that grew out of Whitney's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700621350
• ISBN13: 9780700621354
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"