Civil Liberties and Nazis: The Skokie Free-Speech Controversy

This study of civil liberties focuses on the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the dispute in Skokie, Illinois over the rights of members of the Nazi party to hold public demonstrations. Because this issue promoted at least one-fourth of the membership of the ACLU to take some form of action, ranging from objecting and reducing financial contributions to resigning, this conflict presents the opportunity for a case study of the conditions under which attitudes toward civil liberties are mobilized into behavior.Gibson, James L. is the author of 'Civil Liberties and Nazis: The Skokie Free-Speech Controversy', published 1985 under ISBN 9780030016349 and ISBN 0030016347.