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Originally Posted by kennyc
It is unclear if or what books (or a count of them) were banned.
Guess I'm still searching for evidence/data that says the U.S.A. Government is the #1 banner of books as was claimed.
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Kenny, these acts were used to ban books, pamphlets, and newspapers, depending on the era and the act. One way the government banned material was by prohibiting its importation when it was published outside the United States (often done under the McCarran Act). Another method, which was the method used under the auspices of the Espionage Act until late in the 1920s, was for the postmaster, who was the chief censor, to prohibit the material from being shipped to anyone via the U.SD. Postal Service. This was very effective.
One well-written book on the subject is
Unsafe for Democracy: World War I and the U.S. Justice Department's Covert Campaign to Suppress Dissent by William H. Thomas Jr. An even better written book is
Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent by Ernest Freeberg. In both books you will find examples of publications that were banned and/or suppressed by the U.S. government under the auspices of the Espionage Act, including during the 1920s, after the end of World War I but during the beginning of the "red" scare.