In the latest volume of the World Citizen Comics series, Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallaro create a practical framework for appreciating where our free speech protections have come from and how they may develop in the future.
Freedom of speech is perhaps the most American of virtues. In a nation where everyone wants to speak and be heard, this First Amendment right is vital to our identity and our democracy. These rights have advanced by people who spoke out and fought in our nation's highest court, with each decision refining and reshaping what exactly "free speech" means.
In Free Speech Handbook, Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallaro brilliantly trace this turbulent history across ten seminal Supreme Court cases while drawing parallels with more recent controversies. Rosenberg's straightforward language combines with Cavallaro's bold and bright art to create an accessible and engaging crash course on the meaning, reach, and limits of our free speech rights.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Hardcover Paper over boards
Pages: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 1250619750
Item Weight: 1.6 lbs
Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.0 x 9.1 inches
"A captivating read for any engaged citizen in today's turbulent marketplace of ideas." --Juju Chang, Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News' Nightline
"This remarkable book is a joy. It celebrates the First Amendment in a manner that readers young and old can savor and learn from." --Floyd Abrams, First Amendment lawyer and author of The Soul of the First Amendment "Part of a series of vivid graphic books offering civics education, this volume traces the evolution of the First Amendment as it has been interpreted in American society and through various free speech laws." New York Times, a "What to Read" selection "[An] informative and inspiring guide."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Teens learning about free speech in history or civics classes will appreciate this accessible overview."--Booklist
Ian Rosenberg has over twenty years of experience as a media lawyer, and has worked as legal counsel for ABC News since 2003. A graduate of Cornell Law School, he is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, and teaches media law at Brooklyn College. He is the author of The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms.
Mike Cavallaro has worked in comics and animation since the early 1990s. His comics include Eisner Award-nominated Parade (with Fireworks), The Life and Times of Savior 28 (written by J.M. DeMatteis), Foiled and Curses! Foiled Again (written by Jane Yolen), Decelerate Blue (written by Adam Rapp), and Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades.
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