Contributor A&E Networks

Update
01-01-2016
Content Type
Student Resource
Grade Level
Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Object Type
Video
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In protest to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist crusade, Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith presents, on June 1, 1950, her “Declaration of Conscience” and delivers one of the most memorable speeches of her career. Students can listen to the 1 minute speech here.