Robert B. Downs

About The Author

Robert B. Downs is an author and librarian, born in North Carolina.  Downs was a major advocate for total intellectual freedom and free speech. He spent the majority of his career working against the tyrany of literary censorship. His titles include Books that Changed the World, Famous Books Ancient and Medieval, Freedom of the Press: An Annotated Bibliography, and more.

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