The ACLU's first 50 years.

A report on the state of the American Civil Liberties Union." A panel of artists, activists and members of the ACLU discuss the difficulties encountered and the successes achieved by the organization in the half-century since its founding. It opens with an excerpt from Lear's TV show "Maude" as an e...

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Corporate Author: Center for Cassette Studies
Other Authors: Lear, Norman
Ellsberg, Daniel
Nimmer, Melville B.
Bellows, James G.
Funk, Marie
Garcia, Art
Hart-Nibbrig, Harold
Thompson, James R., 1936-
Hunt, Linda, 1945-
Durflinger, Bruce
Curry, Brad
Schacter, Marvin
Ripston, Ramona
Arthur, Beatrice
Macy, Bill, 1922-2019
Welch, Joseph N., 1890-1960
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
Language:English
Published: N. Hollywood, Calif. : Center for Cassette Studies, [between 1970 and 1979?]
Series:Perspectives on America
Subjects:
American Civil Liberties Union > History.
Civil rights > United States.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (44 min., 4 sec.) : digital, WAV file.
Variant Title:
ACLU's first fifty years. [Other title]
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
A report on the state of the American Civil Liberties Union." A panel of artists, activists and members of the ACLU discuss the difficulties encountered and the successes achieved by the organization in the half-century since its founding. It opens with an excerpt from Lear's TV show "Maude" as an example that provoked action by censors and outrage by station managers. Discussion ranges from free speech, symbolic speech, profane speech, rights to privacy, demonstrations, and protecting the Constitution. Also heard is an excerpt from the infamous McCarthy-Army hearings featuring Army Council Joseph Welch. Moderator is unidentified.
Note:Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 24841
C-11
Playing Time:00:44:04