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ERIC Number: EJ509195
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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The Flag Salute Case.
Urofsky, Melvin I.
OAH Magazine of History, v9 n2 p30-32 Win 1995
Contends that, although religious freedom is a key feature of U.S. democracy, it has had a relatively short and modern history. Discusses the issues, court opinions, and historical significance of the 1940 "Minersville School District v. Gobitis" U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Jehovah's Witnesses and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Role, Democracy, Democratic Values, Dissent, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Discrimination, Social History, Social Values, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment; United States Constitution
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