Memorandum: David M. Britt to Presidents of State-Supported Colleges and Universities of North Carolina, August 18, 1965

Title

Memorandum: David M. Britt to Presidents of State-Supported Colleges and Universities of North Carolina, August 18, 1965

Date

August 18 1965

Creator

["Britt, David M. (David Maxwell), 1917-2009."]

Place

["Fairmont, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States"]

MARS ID

193 (Record Group)

Document Details

Title

Memorandum: David M. Britt to Presidents of State-Supported Colleges and Universities of North Carolina, August 18, 1965

Date

August 18 1965

Creator

["Britt, David M. (David Maxwell), 1917-2009."]

Rights

The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers.

Description

Memorandum requesting a representative from the American Association of University Professors from each campus be present at Commission's hearing The Speaker Ban Law was adopted on 25 June 1963, the last day of the legislative session, after just over one hour of debate. It prohibited speeches on North Carolina public college campuses by "known" members of the Communist Party, persons "known" to advocate the overthrow of the constitutions of North Carolina or the United States, or individuals who had pleaded the Fifth Amendment to decline answering questions concerning communist affiliations. On 5 November 1965 the study commission proposed a compromise that was approved by the legislature in a special session. This revised law changed the ban to restrictions on speakers exercised by university trustees under strict guidelines. On 19 Feb. 1968 a three-judge federal district court in Greensboro ruled that the Speaker Ban Law was unconstitutional and violated First Amendment protections of free speech. Governor Moore did not appeal the decision. On 17 May 1995 the General Assembly finally repealed the Speaker Ban Law.

Subject

["North Carolina. Speaker Ban Study Commission","Freedom of speech","Universities and colleges","Education--Political aspects"]

MARS ID

193 (Record Group)

Place

["Fairmont, Robeson County, North Carolina, United States"]

Time Period

["(1954-1971) Civil Rights era","(1945-1989) Post War/Cold War period"]

Digital Collections

["Speaker Ban Law"]

Source Collections

["Speaker Ban Law Records. State Archives of North Carolina"]

Physical Characteristics

1 page

Format

["Correspondence"]

Hosted By

["State Archives of North Carolina"]

Identifier

SR_Speaker_Ban_Correspondence_Britt_to_Presidents_19650818

Memorandum: David M. Britt to Presidents of State-Supported Colleges and Universities of North Carolina, August 18, 1965

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