Deadly Censorship – Murder, Honor, and Freedom of the Press Underwood Hardback

University of South Carolina Press

Deadly CensorshipMurder, Honor, and Freedom of the Press\nAuthor(s): James Lowell Underwood\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of South Carolina Press, United States\nImprint: University of South Carolina Press\nISBN-13: 9781611172997, 978-1611172997\nSynopsis\nOn January 15, 1903, South Carolina lieutenant governor James H. Tillman shot and killed Narciso G. Gonzales, editor of South Carolina's most powerful newspaper, the State. Blaming Gonzales's stinging editorials for his loss of the 1902 gubernatorial race, Tillman shot Gonzales to avenge the defeat and redeem his \""\""honor\""\"" and his reputation as a man who took bold, masculine action in the face of an insult.\n\nJames Lowell Underwood investigates the epic murder trial of Tillman to test whether biting editorials were a legitimate exercise of freedom of the press or an abuse that justified killing when camouflaged as self-defense. This clash--between the revered values of respect for human life and freedom of expressio.