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American artist whose 1989 installation 'What Is the Proper Way to Display a U.S. Flag?' — inviting visitors to step on a flag — provoked national outrage, a Senate vote, and a Supreme Court fight over flag desecration and free expression.

#censorship#political#flag#free-speech
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1965
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