{"product_id":"priests-of-our-democracy-the-supreme-court-academic-freedom-and-the-anticommunist-purge-9780814790519","title":"Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePriests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge\u003c\/strong\u003e by Heins, Marjorie. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780814790519.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePriests of Our\nDemocracy tells of the teachers and professors who\nbattled the anti-communist witch hunt of the 1950s. It traces the political fortunes\nof academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both on\ncampus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenching\npersonal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950s\ninspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and\nprofessors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950s\nimpoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and First\nAmendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. In\ncompelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44979591610421,"sku":"ByrdShop_0814790518","price":75.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780814790519_d3280d5a-9139-499d-a185-9a053486bee3.jpg?v=1778923629","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/priests-of-our-democracy-the-supreme-court-academic-freedom-and-the-anticommunist-purge-9780814790519","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}