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The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
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American Civil Liberties Union
Legal advocacy organization in the United States
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. ACLU affiliates are active in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The budget of the ACLU in 2024 was $383 million.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Allen Ginsberg
American poet and writer (1926–1997)
Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Generation. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Howl (poem)
1955 poem by Allen Ginsberg, part of the Beat Generation movement
"Howl", also known as "Howl for Carl Solomon", is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1954–1955 and published in his 1956 collection, Howl and Other Poems. The poem is dedicated to Carl Solomon.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Obscenity
Act or statement that offends the morality of the period
An obscenity is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. It is derived from the Latin obscēnus, obscaenus, "boding ill; disgusting; indecent", of uncertain etymology. Generally, the term can be used to indicate strong moral repugnance and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)