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Speaker, The (A Film about Freedom)
- 1977 ----- color ----- 41 min ----- 16mm
- Presents opposing views on the First Amendment in the context of a high school classroom. The student current events committee of an integrated high school settles on a speaker for a student assembly. The speaker, modeled on William Shockley, is a scientist who is also known for his theory that blacks are genetically inferior to whites. The faculty advisor warns of possible criticism but leaves the decision to the group. News of the invitation to speak sets off a storm of controversy in the school and in the community. What ensues is a heated discussion of the rights of the individual guarenteed under the First Amendment.
- Topics: (American Ethnic Studies: Afro-American, Law, Political Science: American)
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