The Struggle for Free Speech at CCNY, 1931-42

Since the September 11, 2001 attacks and the passage of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the actions of the federal government to monitor the activities of university-based faculty and students have raised public concern about academic freedom and free speech on college campuses. Americans are actively debating how best to exercise our cherished civil liberties and rights during a period of national crisis. This exhibit describes a series of events that took place at the City College of New York (the oldest of all CUNY colleges) during the 1930s and early 1940s that posed similar challenges to notions of academic freedom and civil liberties.

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Archival materials, City College, Faculty, Free speech, Intellectual freedom, Manhattan, Photographs, Political activity, Protest movements, Social conditions, Social history, Student movements, Students

eng

Academic library

Manhattan (borough)

1931 1942

The Struggle for Free Speech at CCNY, 1931-42