Library honored for defending freedom of speech

Wallingford Public Library has received an award from the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information for allowing white supremacist, Matt Hale, to speak there earlier this year. The leader of the World Church of the Creator attracted a crowd of protestors, and the library came in for some criticism but they maintained he had a \”constitutional right to be heard\”. The full story from Bristolpress.com
Defending the rights of those you don\’t agree with can be the hardest thing about freedom of speech but it\’s nice to see a library\’s effort rewarded rather than criticized for once.

June 23, 2001 by Librarians Libraries

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