Censorship of American Music
Date Submitted: 11/04/2001 23:25:38
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Music
Length: 4 pages (1122 words)
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Music
Length: 4 pages (1122 words)
Censorship of American Music
Although is clearly states in the first amendment that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances," censorship in America still exists in a big way. I think censorship can be applied to almost …
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…that our guaranteed freedoms do not die. Personally, I feel that any type of censorship is wrong. However, it does not mean that in does not serve its some purpose in cases. That is up to the individual in hand.
Works Cited
Hull, Mary. Censorship in America. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 1999. 23.
Winfield, Betty Houchin. Bleep! : Censoring Rock and Rap Music. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999.
Zeinert, Karen. Free Speech: From Newspapers to Music Lyrics. Enslow Publishers, Incorporation. 1995.
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