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In Sullivan's Shadow: The Use and Abuse of Libel Law During the Long Civil Rights Struggle
Aimee Edmondson
In Sullivan's Shadow: The Use and Abuse of Libel Law During the Long Civil Rights Struggle
Aimee Edmondson
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.
312 pages, 6 black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 30, 2019 |
ISBN13 | 9781625344090 |
Publishers | University of Massachusetts Press |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 152 × 226 × 27 mm · 229 g |
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