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| Language: | en |
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1996
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ529671 |
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- Champions of a Cause: American Librarians and the Library Bill of Rights in the 1950s. Robbins, Louise S. Activism Censorship Civil Liberties Democratic Values Ideology Intellectual Freedom Librarians Policy Formation Describes the development of the Library Bill of Rights and adoption of revisions to it in 1948. As the McCarthy era unfolded, librarians aligned themselves with an ideology of pluralist democracy and championed intellectual freedom. Highlights include specific intellectual freedom cases of the time and the involvement of the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee. Contains 87 references. (PEN)