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ERIC Number: EJ509251
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-7476
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Censorship.
Hightower, Paul D.
Contemporary Education, v66 n2 p98-102 Win 1995
After presenting a history of censorship, the paper examines current censorship arising from people who are frightened of ideas counter to their own. The impact of music and book censorship is discussed, and the realities of political correctness are noted. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Books, Censorship, Civil Rights, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Intellectual Freedom, Moral Values, Music, Public Libraries, Public Schools
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue title: "Censorship and the First Amendment."