Charles Brownstein shared the history of comic book censorship from the medium's origins to the present day. He discussed the censorship trend that began in the 1940s, and how history informs legal challenges to graphic novels today. This program is the sixth annual SPX Festival program sponsored by the Library of Congress through its Serial and Government Publications Division.

Speaker Biography: Charles Brownstein is the executive director of the non-profit Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8259