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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring whether the First Amendment and its near absolute protection of free speech makes Americans more vulnerable to political extremism. This conversation is inspired by the new film "Nazi Town, USA."Panelists will discuss the contours of the First Amendment's free speech protections, and the extent to which they have been used to permit public hate speech and other extremist beliefs, contrasting these legal precedents with those of other Western countries.Featured guests:Dr. Mary Anne Franks: Professor in ...

American Experience presents a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring whether the First Amendment and its near absolute protection of free speech makes Americans more vulnerable to political extremism. This conversation is inspired by our new film<a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/nazi-town-usa/">&nbsp;<b>Nazi Town, USA.</b></a><br/><br/>Panelists will discuss the contours of the First Amendment's free speech protections, and the extent to which they have been used to permit public hate speech and other extrem...

American Experience: "Nazi Town, USA"Premieres Tuesday, January 23, 2024 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.orgNew Documentary Chronicles the Rise and Fall of the Pro-Nazi German American Bund 

Premieres Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. "Nazi Town, USA" tells the story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group which in the 1930s had scores of chapters across the country, representing what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States. They held joint rallies with the KKK and ran summer camps for children centered around Nazi ideology and imagery, melding patriotic values with virulent anti-Semitism.

The book blames foreign subversives for ideas long rooted in American life.