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Freedom of SpeechControversy has surrounded freedom of speech on American college campuses, which have been at the forefront of First Amendment issues since the 1960s, when civil rights and antiwar activists launched the Free Speech Movement to protest campus bans on student political activity. In the twenty-first century, however, conservative critics claim that attitudes on liberal college campuses have seemingly shifted away from supporting First Amendment rights and encouraging open political discourse. Instead, they argue that college students have increasingly engaged in viewpoint discrimination, which involves preventing others from speaking when their message is considered offensive.
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Question: Should colleges ban racist or hate speech?
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Background: "Freedom of Speech"
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"Freedom of Speech." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2017. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/PC3010999011/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=657e27bb. Accessed 23 Dec. 2017.
"Freedom of Speech." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2017. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/PC3010999011/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=657e27bb. Accessed 23 Dec. 2017.
YES - "Racist Speech Should Be Restricted"1,844 words
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Delgado, Richard. "Racist Speech Should Be Restricted." Free Speech, edited by Scott Barbour, Greenhaven Press, 2000. Current Controversies. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010046217/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=48bbca76. Accessed 23 Dec. 2017. Originally published as "Do Prohibitions of Hate Speech Harm Public Discourse? No: Such Rules Make Campuses and Workplaces User-Friendly to All," Insight, 27 June 1996. |
NO - "We Must Help College Students Understand the Importance of Free Speech"754 words
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Gillman, Howard, and Erwin Chemerinsky. "We Must Help College Students Understand the Importance of Free Speech." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2017. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/HFMLBW093118467/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=67594fc8. Accessed 23 Dec. 2017. Originally published as "Don’t mock or ignore students’ lack of support for free speech. Teach them," Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2016. |