
1925 Scopes Monkey Trial Part 1
Lectures in History
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Evolution of ACLU's Defenses and Challenge to Tennessee Law
This chapter delves into the ACLU's beginnings defending First Amendment rights related to socialism and communism sympathizers, expanding to protect speech of controversial groups like the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. It also covers the ACLU's challenges against laws such as Tennessee's ban on teaching evolution in public schools.
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