First Amendment Congress statement of principles action plan
| Description: |
A delegation of politicians, press critics, pollsters, and civil libertarians concerned about journalists and the publics First Amendment rights formed a First Amendment Congress. Many from this group met in Williamsburg, Virginia March 16-18, 1980 to discuss how to deal with the problems and concerns expressed at an earlier meeting on January 16-17, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about |
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| Origin: | 1980-03-16 to 1980-03-18 |
| Created By: |
First Amendment Congress |
| Source: |
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/INGLHRTpapers/id/748 |
| Collection: |
Ingelhart, Louis E. Papers |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Williamsburg Virginia United States North and Central America |
| Subjects: |
Freedom of the press--United States--Congresses United States. Constitution. 1st Amendment--Congresses |
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