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Essays, articles, and books on important topics and events in U.S. history
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Free Speech Week!
Learn about the law, history and controversies behind freedom of speech and freedom of the press
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This year, Free Speech Week falls on the week of October 21-27. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are some of the important constitutionally-protected rights that citizens hold. Without the protection of these rights, critical thought and the communication of ideas become nearly impossible. The American zeal for freedom of expression influenced the founders’ decision to include freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the first amendment of the Bill of Rights. |
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Introduced fairly recently and neither state nor federal in origin, this unofficial designation is significant nonetheless: Free Speech Week encourages individuals, educators, and organizations to raise awareness of the history and value of free speech.
In recognition of Free Speech Week, the Jack Miller Center offers an array of resources on free speech—its history, its controversies, and its important role in the press and higher education. Please take a moment this week to explore our First Amendment Library to learn more about some of our most important constitutional rights.
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The JMC First Amendment Library
The Jack Miller Center website has a treasure trove of resources on freedom of speech. The JMC First Amendment Library includes sections on the history, law, and theory behind freedom of speech. Learn about the most fundamental origins of the right to free speech, the American view of it, and controversies that have arisen in the past 232 years.
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The National Constitution Center's Interactive Constitution
The National Constitution Center offers a collection of introductory essays by top liberal and conservative legal scholars that give overviews of each amendment clause as agreed upon by both authors, as well as separate brief statements of these scholars’ disagreements about the meaning of each clause. For the First Amendment, the NCC offers analysis from Geoffrey Stone and Eugene Volokh.
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Free Speech on College Campuses: Where Should Universities Draw the Line?
In March 2019, the National Constitution Center held a series of panels in which professors, administrators, and student advocates discussed and debated freedom of speech on campus. Panelists included Amy Wax, Anita Bernstein, and Tom Sullivan. The panels were recorded and are available on the NCC website.
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Will you join us in the effort?
Our impact is expanding. As of this fall, one million students have been taught by a JMC fellow. Help us ensure many more young citizens learn about America's history and its founding principles.
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About the Jack Miller Center
The Jack Miller Center is a 501(c)(3) public charity with the mission to reinvigorate education in America's founding principles and history. We work to advance the teaching and study of America's history, its political and economic institutions, and the central principles, ideas and issues arising from the American and Western traditions—all of which continue to animate our national life.
We support professors and educators through programs, resources, fellowships and more to help them teach our nation's students.
www.jackmillercenter.org
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