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First Freedoms

A documentary history of first amendment rights in America

By: Charles C. Haynes, Sam Chaltain, Susan M. Glisson

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Hardcover | 1 March 2006

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First Freedoms incorporates documents that are drawn from the history of First Amendment rights in America - an ongoing experiment in freedom. Like all experiments, it is full of trial and error. The story of freedom in America recounted here is often painful and contentious - but it is ultimately inspiring. Through it all, the ideal of building a nation 'with liberty and justice for all' keeps pulling America forward, calling its citizens to do better. Incorporating nearly 40 documents relating to First Amendment rights in America, First Freedom traces the ongoing efforts to establish the freedoms on which the country was founded.

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"All high school libraries and university libraries should purchase this book. Highly Recommended."--Library Media Connection, starred review "In light of the fact that there is a federal mandate that all schools, elementary through university level, teach about the Constitution on September 17, Constitution Day, this book will be very valuable. There is a wealth of information and primary documents concerning the origins and attacks on the First Amendment. The various documents go from the Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1663 through the Patriot Act of 2001. Thirty-seven different documents are thoroughly discussed in this book. Pictures, newspaper articles, pamphlets, and more are presented. There is a timeline showing all types of events concerning freedoms. The authors have presented readers with an excellent bibliography, which is broken down into the various types of freedoms. All high school libraries and university libraries should purchase this book. Highly Recommended."--Patricia Brown, March 2007 Library Media Connection, starred review "This book will be very valuable.There is a wealth of information and primary documents." -- Library Media Connection (Starred Review)

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Foreword	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1663	p. 13
The Roots of Religious Liberty in America
Two Treatises of Government, 1690	p. 22
Governments Are Formed to Protect the Rights of the People
The New-York Weekly Journal, "Of Freedom of Speech; That the same is inseparable from publick Liberty," 1734	p. 29
An Early Argument for Free Speech
Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776	p. 33
A Model for the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution
Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1786	p. 40
Separating Church from State
Senate Revisions to the House-Passed Amendments to the Constitution, 1789	p. 45
Drafting the First Amendment
The Sedition Act, 1798	p. 50
Freedom of the Press Comes under Attack
Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America, 1829	p. 56
A Radical Call to End Slavery
Request of the Cherokee People of the Aquohee and Taquohee Districts, 1832	p. 64
A Native American Plea for Equal Treatment under the Law
Petition to the U.S. Congress from Ninety-seven Citizens, 1837	p. 70
Anti-Catholic Movements in America
Gag Rule Resolution, 1837	p. 77
Congress Denies the Right to Petition
People v. Hall, 1854	p. 82
The Chinese Petition for Their Voice to Be Heard
General Order No. 12, 1862	p. 93
Expelling the Jews
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1868	p. 99
Expanding the Promise of Freedom
An Act to Regulate the Use of the Capitol Grounds, 1882	p. 106
The First March on Washington
Seven-Year-Old Rosie, an Experienced Oyster-Shucker, Bluffton, South Carolina, 1913	p. 113
A Photojournalist Exposes Injustice
U.S. House Resolution 8753, 1918	p. 118
Limiting Free Speech in Wartime
Manifesto and Program, 1919	p. 125
The First Amendment and the States
The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1920	p. 130
The Struggle for Women's Voting Rights
Tennessee House Bill No. 185, 1925	p. 135
The Fight over Evolution
The Saturday Press, November 19, 1927	p. 140
Prior Restraint on the Press
Press Statement, 1932	p. 146
Breaking Up the Bonus March
Letter to Minersville, Pennsylvania, School Directors, 1935	p. 152
Religious Liberty and the Pledge of Allegiance
Heart Mountain Sentinel, 1942	p. 158
A Free Press behind Barbed Wire?
U.S. Senate Resolution 301, 1954	p. 164
McCarthyism and the Challenge to Free Speech
Heed Their Rising Voices, 1960	p. 169
Expanding Freedom of the Press
Memorandum to Hugo Black, 1962	p. 174
State-Sponsored Prayer in Public Schools
Official Program for the March on Washington, 1963	p. 180
The Civil Rights Movement and the First Amendment
Black Armband, 1965	p. 185
Student Rights in Public Schools
The Plan of Delano, 1966	p. 190
Farm Workers Petition for Their Rights
Front Page, New York Times, June 13, 1971	p. 195
National Security and Freedom of the Press
Section 42.09, Texas State Penal Code, 1973	p. 200
Flag Desecration or Free Speech?
We Are Coming! 1976	p. 204
First Amendment Rights for Nazis?
The Williamsburg Charter, Summary of Principles, 1988	p. 210
A Reaffirmation of America's Commitment to Religious Liberty
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon, et al. v. Smith et al., 1990	p. 214
Defining Free Exercise of Religion
Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Ohio, et al. v. Simmons-Harris et al., 2002	p. 220
Tax Dollars and Religious Schools
Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, 2001 A Resolution of the City of Eugene Defending the Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties, 2002	p. 226
Balancing Freedom and Security
Timeline of First Amendment Rights in America	p. 234
Further Reading	p. 242
Websites	p. 245
Index	p. 247
Picture and Document Credits	p. 252
First Amendment Center	p. 254
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