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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.
Anthony Comstock, né le 7 mars 1844 à New Canaan (Connecticut) et mort le 21 septembre 1915 à Summit , est un inspecteur postal des États unis et secrétaire de la New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (NYSSV). Il a plaidé toute sa vie en faveur du maintien de la morale victorienne.
7 juil. 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.
2 mai 2016 · Learn about the life and times of Anthony Comstock, a self-righteous crusader who tried to censor all the mail in America. He was a chronic masturbator, a YMCA secretary, a postal inspector, and a persecutor of pornographers, suffragettes, and contraception advocates.
13 mai 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.
20 sept. 2019 · Led by Anthony Comstock, the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice became a media sensation by targeting feminists in a culture war over obscenity and birth control. He...
