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Going Mad Over Censorship featuring Tim Field
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In the early 1950’s juvenile delinquency was on the rise. Pop icons from rock and roll and Hollywood like Elvis Presley and James Dean seemed to encourage children and teenagers to rebel against their parents. What else was causing this rash of bad behavior across the country? What menace was the real reason behind the increased criminal behavior of teenagers? What was so bad that psychologists conducted research and published books claiming to know what the biggest threat to our society was? A threat so serious, that a senate subcommittee held hearings in the creative center of where this scourge of our society was centered. For three days in the Spring and Summer of 1954 the threat was studied, and analyzed and questioned. The biggest danger to the youth of America was……comic books. Who was able to solve this problem? Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, its… well, it wasn’t Superman who saved the day. Find out who on the next episode of, The Missing Chapter. Go to The Missing Chapter Podcast website for more information, previous episodes, and professional development opportunities.
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