{"product_id":"first-amendment-felon-the-story-of-frank-wilkinson-his-132-000-page-fbi-file-and-his-epic-fight-for-civil-rights-and-liberties-paperback","title":"First Amendment Felon: The Story of Frank Wilkinson, His 132,000 Page FBI File and His Epic Fight for Civil Rights and Liberties - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Sherill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCongress shall make no law . . .abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of people to peaceably assemble. These words have guided the life of Frank Wilkinson, perhaps the nation's staunchest defender of civil liberties, to the degree that \u003ci\u003eLife Magazine\u003ci\u003e, in an issue given over to the two-hundred-year history of the Bill of Rights, featured a lengthy profile of him. This is the story of an ordinary, even conservative, American who became the accidental champion of our right to speak, and (by extension) to think, what we choose. Wilkinson's life has been a David-and-Goliath battle against enemies of the First Amendment. He was jailed in 1958 when HUAC cited him for contempt (the Supreme Court notoriously ratified this decision). From 1956 to 1975, he traveled an average of one hundred days a year in thirty-five states to warn of the liberties under attack by the FBI and its marionettes. His chief antagonist was J. Edgar Hoover, who compiled a 132.000 page dossier on him. \u003ci\u003eFirst Amendment Felon\u003c\/i\u003e is written by one of the most celebrated political reporters of our age, charting Wilkinson's life from a college playboy to our most determined defender of the First Amendment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Sherrill\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Tallahassee, Florida. He is a former editor of \u003ci\u003eTexas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, DC Bureau chief for the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been a long-time contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, where he is currently a contributing editor. He has written numerous books on politics and society, including \u003ci\u003eThe Drugstore Liberal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMilitary Justice Is To Justice as Military Music Is To Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Night Special, The Last Kennedy and The Oil Follies of 1970-1980: How the Petroleum Industry Stole the Show (And Much More Besides)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 8.2 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51801346670880,"sku":"9781560257790","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/da5c651d3fa467fa460675be398fccd1.webp?v=1780839839","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/first-amendment-felon-the-story-of-frank-wilkinson-his-132-000-page-fbi-file-and-his-epic-fight-for-civil-rights-and-liberties-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}