Chicago Board of Censors
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The Chicago Board of Censors was a film censorship committee based in Chicago that was founded in 1907[1][2] and was active well into the late 20th century.[3] It was the first film censorship board in the United States.[4][5] The board had great influence over the editing and distribution of many films.[6]
References
- ^ "New Book Traces History of Cinema's Censorship". WTTW News. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "Film Censorship". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ Benzkofer, Stephan. "When a Chicago police censor ruled over films with an iron fist". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ Staff, NCAC. "A Brief History of Film Censorship". National Coalition Against Censorship. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ www.aclu.org https://www.aclu.org/files/multimedia/censorshiptimeline.html. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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(help) - ^ Doherty, Thomas; Doherty, Thomas Patrick (February 2009). Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14359-2.