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- Title
Muting Dissent.
- Authors
Radovac, Lilian
- Abstract
The article discusses the regulation of sound devices such as public address systems in public places in New York City from 1930 to 1948, especially as a method of silencing dissent or protest. Topics include the 1930 sound ordinance recommended by the Noise Abatement Commission (NAC) to Mayor James Walker against loudspeaker use on sidewalks, the 1934 ordinance issued by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia restricting the use of loudspeakers on public speeches, and the 1939 German American Bund Riot.
- Subjects
NEW York (N.Y.); PUBLIC address systems; NEW York (N.Y.) politics &; government, 1898-1951; LOUDSPEAKERS; NOISE control laws; LA Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947; WALKER, James; PUBLIC demonstrations; FREEDOM of speech; GOVERNMENT policy; LAW
- Publication
Radical History Review, 2015, Issue 121, p32
- ISSN
0163-6545
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1215/01636545-2799899