Charles Lawrence On Racist Speech

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The First Amendment of the United States constitution is the right for everyone to have freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is an incredible right that the U.S has because there are many countries that do not have this right and therefore are punished for speaking there mind. In Charles Lawrence’s “On Racist Speech” Lawrence explores a huge conflict within the right of freedom of speech.
While the freedom of speech is such an advanced right there are still issues that come along with it. A large issue with freedom of speech is racism. People all have different views on many subjects such as sexuality, religion and race. With different views, there come different opinions and under the First Amendment people have the right to express these