Luther Baldwin was a relative unknown who made a joke in bad taste, got arrested and changed the course of American history.
All tagged Alien and Sedition Acts
Writing Wrongs - Anthony Haswell's Divisive Content
Anthony Haswell was a Vermont printer who was imprisoned under the Alien and Sedition Acts.
The Spitting Matthew Lyon - From Congress to Jail and Back
Matthew Lyon is the only man who was elected to Congress while in prison.
The Sedition of Benjamin Franklin Bache
Benjamin Franklin Bache is looked back on today as one of the first important proponents of Freedom of Speech in the young republic.
The Other Charles Lee - Attorney General of the Adams Administration
Charles Lee was the third Attorney General of the United States.