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Throughout The 1988 Presidential Campaign, George Bush Drew Cheers From Supporters By Attacking Michael Dukakis's Membership In The American Civil Liberties Union (aclu), An Organization That He Charged Was Out Of The Mainstream Of American Life. Indeed, Throughout Its History, The Organization Has Championed Some Decidedly Unpopular Causes, Including Free Speech Rights For Racist Groups And Due Process For Even The Most Vicious Criminals. But As Samuel Walker Argues In His Provocative New Book--the First Comprehensive History Of The Aclu--the Organization Has Played A Leading Role In Shaping Principles Of Individual Freedom That Are Now A Cornerstone Of American Law And The Way All Of Us Conceive Of Personal Liberty. It Has Been Involved In Most Of The Supreme Court's Landmark Cases Expanding Individual Rights, And Today Argues More Cases Before The Court Than Anyone But The Federal Government.^ In Fact, As American Liberties Makes Clear, The Organization Has Played A Central Role In Creating That Mythical American Mainstream That Its Opponents So Often Invoke. In Fascinating Detail, Walker Recounts The Aclu's Stormy History Since Its Founding In 1920 To Fight For Free Speech. He

Author

Walker, Samuel, 1942-

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195045390

Subjects

Political Science, History, Social_sciences