National Lampoon – A History of American Satire

Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration

From BackStory With The American History Guys

Take a look at the history of political satire in America, including the 1987 Supreme Court case, Hustler v. Falwell, that made political satire protected speech.

Listen to podcast (34:06): http://backstoryradio.org/shows/national-lampoon/#segments

Source

A program of Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, BackStory is a public radio program & podcast that brings historical perspective to the events happening around us today.