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ACLU Attacks Catholic Censorship in Boycott Drive
The ACLU accuses a Roman Catholic group, the National Organization for Decent Literature, of censorship through boycotts and blacklists aimed at restricting reading. About 162 writers and figures signed the protest, including James Farrell, John O'Hara, Arthur Miller, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The group says it will defend writers and publishers seeking freedom, while the NOCL cites objectionable books and cites a partial list of titles by Faulkner, Hemingway, Cain, Caldwell, Huxley, Shaw, and Wright since 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Civil Liberties Use
ACLU
National Organization For Decent Literature
Ernest Hemingway
Ames M. ‘Cain
Erskine Caldwell
Aldous Huxley
Irwin Shaw
Richard Wright