Episode 89: Civil War Press Suppression in the American West

04/10/2021 26 min Episodio 99
Episode 89: Civil War Press Suppression in the American West

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Episode Synopsis

Researcher Mary Lamonica describes the editorial battles waged among American West newspaper editors during the Civil War and the impact that pro-Union support for press suppression had on defining the boundaries of free speech.