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Index: Espionage Act
Feb 17,
1917
Senators Denounce Proposed Espionage Bill as War Is Imminent
May 18,
1917
Anarchist Emma Goldman Denounces WW I Draft, Is Soon Arrested, Deported
Jun 15,
1917
Espionage Act Passes – Instrument of World War I Suppression of Dissent
Aug 9,
1917
Suffragist Pickets Seek Exemption from Espionage Act Prosecution
Dec 14,
1917
Kate Richards O’Hare Denounces World War I; Gets Five Years in Prison
Apr 27,
1918
Hung Jury: “The Masses” Editors Not Convicted
Jun 16,
1918
Eugene V. Debs Gives Anti-War Speech – Gets 10 Years in Prison
Aug 10,
1918
A. Philip Randolph, Future Civil Rights Giant, Arrested for Distributing Anti-War Magazine in Cleveland
Aug 22,
1918
Jacobs Abrams Distributes Radical Leaflets – Heads to First Amendment History
Dec 9,
1918
Socialist Victor Berger on Trial for Violating Espionage Act
Dec 16,
1919
Plan for “March in Manacles” to Protest WW I Political Prisoners
Apr 29,
1922
“Children’s Crusade:” Families of Political Prisoners Picket White House Seeking Amnesty
Aug 21,
1923
President Coolidge Defends Free Speech, Except When . . .
May 1,
1925
ACLU to Seek Repeal of Espionage Act
Aug 29,
1929
President Hoover Declines to Pardon WW I Political Prisoners
Jun 19,
1953
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Executed – Case Filled With Civil Liberties Problems
May 11,
1973
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo Because of Government Misconduct
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