At the schoolhouse gate : lessons in intellectual freedom / Gloria Pipkin & ReLeah Cossett Lent ; foreword by Susan Ohanian.
| Author/creator | Pipkin, Gloria |
| Other author | Lent, ReLeah Cossett. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, ©2002. |
| Description | xx, 235 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Freedom to read: Road to Camelot -- Choosing to learn -- Reading under fire -- Confrontation -- Building public support -- Into the inferno -- Taking a stand -- Appeals, rebukes, and death threats -- Power of the press -- Banned in Bay County -- Saving the classics -- Christians strike back -- Alone in the wasteland -- Courage and despair -- Urge to censor -- Freedom of expression: Yes and no at the right time -- Lead out from within -- Remaking ourselves -- Rejecting the human search -- Still learning -- Writer or the reader? -- Silencing mankind -- Fearful magic of print -- Bad decisions -- No more to build on there -- For the children -- Safety in a sane society -- Suppression and suspicion -- Offensive and disagreeable ideas -- Specializing in the impossible -- Foundations of freedom -- Riches and gaps: Challenging the conventional wisdom -- Adding it up -- Intellectual freedom manifesto -- What can a teacher do?. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (233-235). |
| LCCN | 2001039909 |
| ISBN | 0325003955 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC72.2 .P57 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |