U.S. obscenity prosecutions of Beat literature (1956–1965)

1. Howl and Other Poems published by City Lights

   Nov 1, 1956Labels: Allen Ginsberg, City Lights

   • Howl Poems
   • Howl poem

2. U.S. Customs seizes 520 copies of Howl

   Mar 25, 1957Labels: U S, Howl

   • HISTORY
   • Howl poem

3. City Lights manager Shig Murao arrested

   Jun 3, 1957Labels: Shig Murao, City Lights

   • Howl poem
   • Murao

4. Municipal court trial begins in People v. Ferlinghetti

   Aug 16, 1957Labels: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, People v

   • City Lights
   • Howl poem

5. People v. Ferlinghetti trial concludes

   Sep 3, 1957Labels: People v, literary experts

   • City Lights

6. Judge Horn rules Howl not obscene

   Oct 3, 1957Labels: Judge Clayton, Lawrence Ferlinghetti

   • Howl Poems
   • City Lights

7. Boston obscenity proceedings target Naked Lunch

   Jan 1, 1965Labels: Naked Lunch, Boston

   • Naked Lunch

8. Massachusetts court rules Naked Lunch obscene

   Mar 23, 1965Labels: Massachusetts trial, Naked Lunch

   • Naked Lunch

9. U.S. Supreme Court decides Memoirs v. Massachusetts

   Mar 21, 1966Labels: Memoirs v, U S

   • Memoirs

10. U.S. Supreme Court decides Ginzburg v. United States

    Mar 21, 1966Labels: Ginzburg v, U S

    • Ginzburg

11. Massachusetts high court overturns Naked Lunch ban

    Jul 7, 1966Labels: Massachusetts SJC, Naked Lunch

    • MassCases
    • CourtListener

12. Harvard Crimson reports SJC Naked Lunch decision

    Jul 12, 1966Labels: Harvard Crimson, Naked Lunch

    • Harvard Crimson