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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
13 de mai. de 2022 · Learn about Anthony Comstock, a devout Protestant who became a postal inspector and banned obscene, lewd or lascivious materials from the mail. Find out how he targeted contraception, abortion and free speech advocates and how his legacy lives on.
- Greg Daugherty
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.
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...
