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  • Nat Hentoff in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 31, 1992

    Discussing the book "Free Speech For Me--But Not For Thee: How the American Left and Right Relentlessly Censor Each Other," (published by HarperCollins) with the author Nat Hentoff.

  • Interviewing political activist Frank Wilkinson, chairman of the National Committee Against Repressive Legislation (NCARL)

    Mar. 7, 1984

    NCARL was formed to fight the McCarthyism of the 1950s and 1960s, and today continues to work to protect civil liberties.

  • Donna A. Demac discusses censorship and her book "Liberty Denied"

    Jun. 16, 1988

    In her book, “Liberty Denied: The Current Rise of Censorship in America,” Donna Demac points out that we, as a society, are not as free as we think we are. Demac can’t understand why anyone would want to keep people from reading great pieces of literature. While some groups called certain books anti-Christian, Demac said no one has ever died from reading a four-letter word.

  • David Hamlin discusses his book, "The Nazi/Skokie Conflict: A Civil Liberties Battle"

    Mar. 5, 1981

    David Hamlin, author and former Executive Director of ACLU, discusses his book "The Nazi/Skokie Conflict: A Civil Liberties Battle." Hamlin talks about Frank Collin, a jewish man turned leader of American Nazi Party leader and the court battle over the right to demonstrate in Skokie, Illinois. He also talks about the retaliation against the ALCU for defending Collin's case in court. At the end of the interview, Hamlin gives some advice on how to deal with people like Frank Collin.

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