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Documents of Freedom

Resisting arrest Resisting arrest
Six decades before Guantanamo, Fred Korematsu refused to go quietly when the government tried to put him in a prison camp because of his race.
By Gary Kamiya Jun 29, 2004
"I shall not burn my press and melt my letters" "I shall not burn my press and melt my letters"
Newspaper publishing in the days of Ben Franklin and his grandson was a filthy, grinding business. Fighting for freedom of the press was an even more wretched a task.
By David Talbot Sep 2, 2003
Lenny Bruce died for our sins Lenny Bruce died for our sins
Thanks to the martyred comedian, American culture is free to be a wild kingdom. But with his new anti-porn crusade, Attorney General Ashcroft wants to turn back the clock.
By Gary Kamiya Aug 26, 2003
"Letter From a Birmingham Jail" "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"
The power of Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights call-to-arms comes from watching a great man grapple with the possibility that he's wrong.
By Joan Walsh Aug 19, 2003
"On Liberty" "On Liberty"
John Stuart Mill's classic is all over the Web, because it reminded us that freedom requires reckoning with "heretical opinions" -- a message we need now more than ever.
By Scott Rosenberg Aug 12, 2003
"Ain't I a Woman?" "Ain't I a Woman?"
Sojourner Truth's impromptu personal oratory gave women's rights a voice of fire.
By Laura Miller Jul 29, 2003
The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights
More than an indestructible wall limiting the power of government, the Bill of Rights is a testament of hope.
By Roger K. Newman Jul 22, 2003
"The Fifth Modernization" "The Fifth Modernization"
Eleven years before Tiananmen Square, a courageous Chinese worker dared to call for democracy. He was imprisoned for 15 years, but his message defies iron bars.
By Andrew Leonard Jul 15, 2003
"I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue" "I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue"
In "Areopagitica," Milton made a magisterial case not just for freedom of speech, but for freedom of soul.
By Gary Kamiya Jul 8, 2003
Introducing "Documents of Freedom"
From Milton to China's Democracy Wall, Salon's new series honors the milestones of human liberty.
Jul 1, 2003
The presses must roll The presses must roll
The Supreme Court's Pentagon Papers decision barred an imperious president from blocking publication of explosive government documents about an ill-conceived war. Today, journalists may not be so brave -- or judges so vigilant.
By Gary Kamiya Jul 1, 2003
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