A Speech Delivered Before the Municipal Court of the City of Boston in Defence of Abner Kneeland on an Indictment for Blasphemy January Term 1834 is a historical account of one of the most famous blasphemy trials in American history. Dunlap offers a passionate defense of Kneeland's right to free speech and religious beliefs, and examines the complex relationship between religion and the legal system in the early United States.

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