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====Date: [[:Category:1985 - 1995|1985 - 1995]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Date: [[:Category:1989|1989]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]====
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Racial/Ethnic|Racial/Ethnic]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====


====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]]====
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'''Artist:''' 2 Live Crew
'''Artist:''' 2 Live Crew


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Florida State
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Florida State


'''Dates of Action:''' 1989-90
'''Dates of Action:''' 1989


'''Location:''' Florida
'''Location:''' Florida


'''Description of Artwork:''' The rap album, "As Nasty as They Wanna Be," by the group 2 Live Crew considered obscene by the state of Florida.
'''Description of Artwork:''' The rap album, ''As Nasty as They Wanna Be'', by the group 2 Live Crew considered obscene by the state of Florida.


'''The Incident:''' The owner of a Florida record store was convicted of obscenity charges for selling a recording by the rap group 2 Live Crew that had been declared obscene by a Federal judge. Members of the group Luther Campbell, Chris Wongwon and Mark Ross were also arrested following a performance in Hollywood, Florida and charged with obscene conduct.
'''The Incident:''' The owner of a Florida record store was convicted of obscenity charges for selling a recording by the rap group 2 Live Crew that had been declared obscene by a Federal judge. Members of the group Luther Campbell, Chris Wongwon and Mark Ross were also arrested following a performance in Hollywood, Florida and charged with obscene conduct.
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'''Source:''' CAC Censorship Archive
'''Source:''' CAC Censorship Archive


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Latest revision as of 18:42, 10 November 2016

Date: 1989

Region: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Music


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Artist: 2 Live Crew

Confronting Bodies: Florida State

Dates of Action: 1989

Location: Florida

Description of Artwork: The rap album, As Nasty as They Wanna Be, by the group 2 Live Crew considered obscene by the state of Florida.

The Incident: The owner of a Florida record store was convicted of obscenity charges for selling a recording by the rap group 2 Live Crew that had been declared obscene by a Federal judge. Members of the group Luther Campbell, Chris Wongwon and Mark Ross were also arrested following a performance in Hollywood, Florida and charged with obscene conduct.

Results of Incident: The record store owner and members of the group faced the possibility of a year in jail and a $1,000 fine for the misdemeanor offenses.

Source: CAC Censorship Archive