“There should be no prosecutions for the mere expression of opinion on matters of public concern, however radical, however violent. The expression of all opinions, however radical, should be tolerated.  The fullest freedom of speech should be encouraged by setting aside special places in streets or parks and in the use of public buildings free of charge, for public meetings of any sort.” At the time the newly-founded American Civil Liberties Union wrote these words, they were defending several high-profile cases involving the

Radio, recorded music, and Hollywood movies had major significance in

Abner Shutt thinks of the Ford plant as “an immense and glorified sweat shop.”

Abner’s daughter Daisy loses her job during the Great Depression because

Over time, Henry Ford increasingly cuts himself off from his workforce and the public.

U.S. businesses expanded their overseas investments during the 1920s, despite the country’s reluctance to get too deeply involved in international affairs.

What was a major outcome of Harry Truman’s civil rights turn?

The U.S. decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is best understood solely in terms of military necessity – as a way to avoid the needless loss of American lives that would have resulted from an invasion of Japan.

What was the most visible activity of the American Communist Party when the Great Depression first hit?

That the illicit trade in liquor during Prohibition could serve as a sort of “crooked ladder of upward mobility” is illustrated by the experience of which character?