JUDGING JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES : Religious Persecution and the Dawn of the Rights Revolution /

"One of the worst outbreaks of religious persecution in U.S. history occured during World War II when Jehovah's Witnesses were intimidated, beaten, and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces." "Determined to claim their First Amendment rights...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Peters, Shawn Francis, 1966-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, 2000.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania > History > 20th century.
Freedom of religion > United States.
Persecution > United States > History > 20th century.
Jehovah's Witnesses > United States > 20th century.
Persecution.
Jehovah's Witnesses.
Freedom of religion.
Freedom of religion > United States > History > 20th century.
Jehovah's Witnesses > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"One of the worst outbreaks of religious persecution in U.S. history occured during World War II when Jehovah's Witnesses were intimidated, beaten, and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces." "Determined to claim their First Amendment rights, Jehovah's Witnesses waged a tenacious legal campaign that led to twenty-three Supreme Court rulings between 1938 and 1946. Now Shawn Peters has written the first complete account of the personalities, events, and institutions behind those cases, showing that they were more than vindication for unpopular beliefs - they were also a turning point in the nation's constitutional commitment to individual rights."--Jacket.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (352 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780700622467

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