on racist speek

In his article On Racist Speech, Charles R. Lawrence III tries to convey his point that racist speech need to be regulated, especially on college campuses. He gives many reasons why, but the three most prominent are Brown vs. the Board of Education, the fighting words exception principle, and the idea of racist speech at “home”. The infamous case of Brown vs. BOE is not always thought of as a speech case, but the message …

…not step in and regulate that there would be an upbringing of racial violence. To restate Charles Lawrence’s argument, he feels that there should be some sort of regulation of speech, especially on college campuses. He argues his belief through examples from Brown vs. Board of Education, the fighting words exception principle, and the idea that a college campus is considered “home” to its students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** article On Racist Speech, Charles R. Lawrence