1927
Jan 13

First Woman Seated on New York Stock Exchange

Jan 15

Scopes Conviction is Overturned

Jan 30

Professors, Scientists, and Fundamentalists Battle Over Evolution, Freedom to Teach

Feb 10

ACLU Loses Suit Over Right to Speak in NYC Schools

Feb 28

Britain Denies Visa to ACLU Leader Roger Baldwin

Mar 7

Texas White Primary Held Unconstitutional (For a While, Anyway)

Mar 13

NYC Mayor Jimmy Walker Promises “No Censorship” of Theaters

Mar 14

Jazz on Sunday Night Radio Labelled “Degrading”

Mar 26

Will Hays Asks for Constitutional Amendment to Protect Movies From Censorship

Apr 17

WW I Veterans Charge Schools Teach “Radicalism”

Apr 18

Al Smith Replies to Attacks on His Catholicism

Apr 30

Authors Organize Group to Fight “Irresponsible Censorship”

May 2

“Three Generations of Idiots is Enough:” Supreme Court Upholds Involuntary Sterilization

May 16

First Amendment Breakthrough – Supreme Court Invalidates Kansas Criminal Syndicalism Law

May 16

Historic Brandeis Opinion in “Whitney v. California”

Aug 14

Boston Police Halt Sacco and Vanzetti Rally

Aug 21

Hundreds of Writers, Activists Petition for Stay of Sacco-Vanzetti Execution

Aug 23

Sacco and Vanzetti Executed

Sep 24

Jay Near Publishes “Defamatory” Articles, Heads for Supreme Court

Oct 14

Do Pajamas = Nudity? NYC DA Threatens Theater Prosecutions

Oct 14

Irish-American Groups Seek Ban on Films That Offend Racial or Religious Groups

Oct 15

“No Lustful Kissing:” Hollywood Producers Issue “Don’ts and Be Carefuls”

Oct 28

New York Debates Censoring Offensive Racial or Religious Films

Dec 8

National Conference of Christians and Jews Holds First Meeting

Dec 15

Authors League, Hollywood Reach Voluntary Censorship Agreement

Dec 27

“Show Boat” – First Racially Integrated Broadway Musical, And With Interracial Themes

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