Date in year · 1955 · The 1950s
On April 3, 1955, the American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges. Steve Camp, Olivia Dahl (died 1962), Donald Pettit would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · April 3, 1955
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. , and Puerto Rico. The budget of the ACLU in 2024 was $383 million.
Around 1955
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1955th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 955th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1950s decade.
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Legal advocacy organization in the United States
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. , and Puerto Rico. The budget of the ACLU in 2024 was $383 million.
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