How Free is Speech?: WWI and the Shaping of Civil LibertiesMaster ClassVirtual

Explore the complexities of free speech and civil liberties against the backdrop of World War I, in a conversation with Dr. Yohuru Williams. Together, we will discuss the documentary Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech, and interrogate the observation that “when our nation is gripped by fear, our government often responds by attacking our fundamental liberties,” as stated by Donna Liberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union.

This is a three-session master class. In the first two sessions, teachers learn from the master. In the third, participants have a rare and valuable opportunity to exchange ideas with other brilliant teachers. Participants are assigned a small amount of homework to prepare for each session.