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Ep. 190 Free speech and Abolitionism
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
The Origins of Free Speech
In 1835, Vice President John C. Calhoun proposed a Senate bill prohibiting the Post Office from receiving, mailing, or delivering all publications on the subject of slavery. Southern politicians weren't content with only censoring abolitionists below the Mason Dixon. Outside of legislative halls, abolitionists had to defend themselves often against mob violence.
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