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American Legion representative Dudley Robbins speaking at Speaker Ban Study Commission Hearing, August 12, 1965.

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American Legion representative Dudley Robbins speaking at Speaker Ban Study Commission Hearing, August 12, 1965.

Title: American Legion representative Dudley Robbins speaking at Speaker Ban Study Commission Hearing, August 12, 1965.
MARS ID: 4.2 (Series)
Digital Collections: Speaker Ban Law
Identifier: NO_8-12-1965_SpeakersBanHearing_Fr14.jpg
Digital Format: image/jpg
Resolution: 150 dpi
Hosted By: State Archives of North Carolina
Repository: State Archives of North Carolina
Metadata Creator: Cusick, Aaron
Type: Still image
Local Call Number: NO_8-12-1965_SpeakersBanHearing_Fr14
Source: News and Observer Photograph Files. Audio Visual Materials. State Archives of North Carolina
Creator: News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Date: D:12 M:08 Y:1965
Subject: North Carolina. Speaker Ban Study Commission, Freedom of speech, Universities and colleges, Education--Political aspects
Index Terms: Robbins, Dudley
Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Time Period: (1954-1971) Civil Rights era, (1945-1989) Post War/Cold War period
Description: Former State Legion Commander Dudley Robbins of Pender County displays booklet to Speaker Ban Study Commission titled Teaching About Communism. 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 On 17 May 1995 the General Assembly finally repealed the Speaker Ban Law.
Physical Characteristics: Black and white 35mm negative
Format: Negatives (photographs)
Rights: Image copyright is owned by the Raleigh News & Observer newspaper. Please do not use or publish without expressed permission from the News & Observer.
Source Collections: News and Observer Photograph Files. Audio Visual Materials. State Archives of North Carolina
Rights Release: Copyright is owned by the News & Observer newspaper. Please do not use or publish without express permission from the News & Observer.
Subjects-Speaker Ban Law: North Carolina. Speaker Ban Study Commission, Freedom of speech, Universities and colleges, Education--Political aspects

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