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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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