EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 10 MIN
Silence Dogood Essay No. 8 - Freedom of Speech
from The Spectral Summit · host Creative Actors Lab
Send us Fan MailIn this essay, teen Ben Franklin addresses the importance of Freedom of Speech after his brother James is arrested by the authorities in New England for "Publishing too freely." While his brother is in jail, Ben the apprentice, who was not allowed to publish under his own name, uses his outrage as Silence Dogood to reference an article in the London Journal that addresses what would become our First Amendment.It's a bold essay from a London publication that calls out suppressing a person's right to express freely in 1722. At the end of the essay, we offer some thought-provoking questions about the freedom of expression. Learn more about The Spectral and Literary Summit at our website - www.spectral-summit.com. We offer historic and literary videos and podcasts that make the past and literature come alive. This is a production of Creative Actors Lab . Check out our Instagram page here.
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Send us Fan Mail In this essay, teen Ben Franklin addresses the importance of Freedom of Speech after his brother James is arrested by the authorities in New England for "Publishing too freely." While his brother is in jail, Ben the apprentice, who was not allowed to publish under his own name, uses his outrage as Silence Dogood to reference an article in the London Journal that addresses what would become our First Amendment. It's a bold essay from a London publication that calls out suppres...
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