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Exploring the Consequences of Government Restrictions on Free Speech
Balancing “Emotional Safety” on College Campuses
Navigating the Slippery Slope of Book Banning
The Critical Role of Free Speech in Empowering Journalism and the Press
Exploring the Boundaries of Free Speech and Hate Speech
From Silence to Headlines
The Collision of Faith and Reason
The Interplay Between the Freedom to Exercise and Criticize Religion
The Growing Perils of Contemporary Cancel Culture
Battling Book Bans - The Indispensable Role of Free Speech in Preserving Literature
Crossing the Line in Comedy
The Balancing Act between Comfort Zones and Free Discourse on College Campuses
The Impact of Film Restrictions on Free Speech and LGBTQ+ Representation
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Educational Units
Question Everything - The Scientific Method
What do you do when your opinion differs from experts or peers?
Scopes - Curriculum on Trial
Do you have to accept what is being taught in schools?
Ida B. Wells – The Light of Truth
At what point do you take a stand to defend the rights of others?
Banned Books – Censored in School
Do you have the right to read anything and everything?
Comedy – More Than a Laugh
When does withholding your opinion/thoughts cross the line from a personal choice to being pressured into silence?
Teachable Moments
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Does the First Amendment cover the hate speech of the Ku Klux Klan?
Inventing the Socratic Method
Socrates legacy as the father of western philosophy? Question everything, think deeper.
Degenerate Art - Unfettered Creativity
Who gets to decide what art is "acceptable?"
Galileo – Reach for the Stars
Galileo helped prove the earth revolves around the sun, but at what cost?
George Orwell
Totalitarianism, repression, propaganda, and Orwell.
Ancient Athens
The Athenians took civic responsibility very seriously.
Gutenberg Press
Books available to all with the move from hand-scribed to the printing press.
Stasi - Suppressing Freedom
After WWII, "Big Brother" was everywhere.
McCarthyism's Cancel Culture
Witch hunts, the Red Scare, and cancel culture in the 1950s.
Before Wikipedia - Diderot's Encyclopedia
Denis Diderot created the first encyclopedia.
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PHOTOS & CAPTIONS
Thought Police Photos & Captions | Download Captions Document
During a short visit to China, Lam Wing-kee was detained for selling books critical of the Chinese government.
Photo Credit: (2022) Parking Lot Productions
Cameras and other surveillance technologies and techniques were used by the Stasi to spy on citizens of East Germany.
Hong Kong businessman and bookseller Lam Wing-kee, imprisoned for selling books not approved by the governing authorities of China.
Wiretapping to spy on citizens was a common practice used in East Germany under the Stasi.
Photo Credit: Bundesarchiv (German National Archives)
Camera used by East German Stasi during the Cold War to spy on its own citizens.
Lam Wing-kee shown operating his bookstore In Taiwan that sells literature outlawed by authorities in China.
The Speech We Hate Photos & Captions | Download Captions Document
The celebrated film, Rafiki, was outlawed in Kenya for portraying a budding homosexual romance.
Photo Credit: (2018) Wanuri Kahiu
When Rafiki's director refused to change the film's ending, it was banned by Kenyan authorities.
Controversy surrounds which books are carried in public school libraries.
Debates persist over the extent to which parents and school administrators have the authority to ban books they consider inappropriate.
How free speech applies to book censorship in public schools is an issue that has reached the highest court in the land.
The music of American hip-hop group 2 Live Crew was temporarily banned for obscenity.
In ancient Greece, comedy served as a means of communicating uncomfortable truths without risk of punishment.
The presence of obscenity in art presents challenging questions over the nature and limits of free speech.
The One True Faith Photos & Captions | Download Captions Document
The philosopher Socrates was put to death for discussing ideas that made Athenian citizens uncomfortable.
Photo Credit: The Death of Socrates (1787) by Jacques-Lous David
The Encyclopedia, a monumental endeavor of human progress, aimed to gather all of humanity's knowledge; however, its creation was seen as a direct challenge to established authorities, carrying the grave risk of imprisonment or worse.
The Ptolemaic model of the universe reigned supreme for centuries, embraced by European intellectuals and the Catholic Church, until Galileo's scientific investigations raised compelling doubts about its accuracy.
Clarence Darrow and Williams Jennings Bryan debated over whether evolution could be taught in schools.
Photo Credit: Associated Press
Although cherished by both Americans and Europeans, the perception of free speech differs significantly between the two.
Photo Credit: Getty Images