In sullivan's shadow: the use and abuse of libel law during the long civil rights struggle
Auteur :
Edmondson, Aimee
Éditeur :
University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN :
9781625344090
Date de publication :
23 juil. 2019
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,2 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
542 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.