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Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, United States Postal Inspector, and secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (NYSSV), who was dedicated to upholding Christian morality.
Anthony Comstock (born March 7, 1844, New Canaan, Conn., U.S.—died Sept. 21, 1915, New York, N.Y.) was one of the most powerful American reformers, who for more than 40 years led a crusade against what he considered obscenity in literature and in other forms of expression.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Anthony Comstock (New Canaan, 7 de março de 1844 – Nova Iorque, 21 de setembro de 1915) foi um inspetor e político norte-americano dedicado a ideias de moralidade vitoriana.
7 de jul. de 2021 · The Comstock Act, as it became known, was named after Anthony Comstock, an anti-vice crusader who later became a special agent to the U.S. Post Office, giving him the power to enforce the law.
- Terry Gross
12 de abr. de 2023 · Learn how Anthony Comstock, a postal inspector and anti-vice activist, became the namesake of a law that bans obscene and abortifacient materials. Find out how his legacy is revived by the anti-abortion right wing and challenged by the Supreme Court.
- Ian Millhiser
23 de mai. de 2017 · Learn about Anthony Comstock, who lobbied for and enforced the Comstock Act, a law that banned obscene materials from the US postal system. Find out how his religious views influenced his campaign against pornography, birth control, and abortion.
31 de mai. de 2023 · A chamada Lei Comstock, aprovada pelo Congresso americano em 1873, classifica como crime federal enviar ou entregar, tanto pelo correio quanto por outros serviços de transporte, qualquer material...
