Workers Against the City: The Fight for Free Speech in Hague V. CIO

by Donald W. Rogers

The 1939 Supreme Court decision Hague v. CIO was a constitutional milestone that strengthened the right of Americans, including labor organizers, to assemble and speak in public places. Donald W. Rogers eschews the prevailing view of the case as a morality play pitting Jersey City, New Jersey, political boss Frank Hague against the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) and allied civil libertarian groups. Instead, he draws on a wide range...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252043464
• ISBN13: 9780252043468
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"