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Ep40: Banned in Boston! (Aug 7, 2017)
Ep40: Banned in Boston! (Aug 7, 2017)
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Aug 7, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Despite our liberal reputation today, for years Boston was a bastion of official censorship. Authors and playwrights whose works were considered obscene had to create a watered-down "Boston version." The Watch and Ward Society decided what art, theater, and literature was permissible, and what would be Banned in Boston!
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/040
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/040
Released:
Aug 7, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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