Legendary Fights For Rights

Allan Ginsburg saw the best minds of his generation destroyed by madness in "Howl," and his publisher saw himself arrested and fined for printing it. Filmmaker Rob Epstein--Life and Times of Harvey Milk director--has made a film about how Ginsburg, justice and good ol' human rights conquered censorship, and he's...

By Dianna Wray

April 1, 2010

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Allan Ginsburg saw the best minds of his generation destroyed by madness in "Howl," and his publisher saw himself arrested and fined for printing it. Filmmaker Rob Epstein--Life and Times of Harvey Milk director--has made a film about how Ginsburg, justice and good ol' human rights conquered censorship, and he's showing movie clips of it. Come hear what he and other learned minds have to say about human rights at SMU's first "Media and Human Rights in America" symposium this Wednesday, which is free and open to the public by reservation at the Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Call 214-768-2129 or e-mail [email protected] for reservations.
Wed., April 7, 8:30 a.m., 2010

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