During the 1940s and 1950s, attacks against artists showed how fragile the First Amendment can be — and when it’s under attack, “bold and courageous acts of dissent are critical for protecting First Amendment rights for everyone,” according to a researcher who studies the Cold War.

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First Amendment in flux: When free speech protections came up against the Red Scare

The congressional anti-communist hearings of the 1940s are a reminder that freedom of speech today is even more fragile than it may seem.

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