Reference Number
ARC-0500
Level of description
collection
Title
2 Live Crew Obscenity Trial Document
Date
1992
Size
0.07 (Linear feet)
Scope and Contents
The 2 Live Crew Obscenity Trial Document is a reprint that summarizes the trial held in the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, on May 7, 1992. This trial occurred after a sheriff in Broward County, Florida, obtained an order to prevent the selling of the album As Nasty As They Wanna Be by the rap group 2 Live Crew.
Notes
Acquisition Note: The 2 Live Crew Obscenity Trial Document was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., as a gift from Bruce Rogow on June 19, 1999.
Citation: 2 Live Crew Obscenity Trial Document, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Processing Information: Processed by Anastasia Karel, Archivist. Completed August 20, 2014. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.
Exhibition History: FACSIMILE, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, "Holla If You Hear Me," June 2023-
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Use
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