an ' s ▁releases . ▁ ▁Horn ▁was ▁ja iled ▁for ▁almost ▁three ▁weeks , ▁" for ▁ref using ▁to ▁test ify ▁for ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁in ▁the ▁sens ational ▁trial ▁of ▁anti - war ▁activ ists ▁accused ▁of ▁a ▁terror ist ▁plot ." ▁In ▁a ▁written ▁statement ▁to ▁the ▁judge , ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁her ▁ver bal ▁testim ony , ▁Horn ▁stated : ▁Horn ▁believed ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁for ▁ref using ▁to ▁test ify , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁simply ▁" ag ain st ▁violence " ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁in ▁guns . ▁ ▁Later ▁work ▁for ▁academic ▁freedom ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁release ▁from ▁prison , ▁Horn ▁continued ▁to ▁speak ▁out ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁academic ▁and ▁intellectual ▁freedom . ▁At ▁first , ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ' s ▁Executive ▁Board ▁refused ▁public ly ▁to ▁support ▁Horn ' s ▁stand ▁against ▁the ▁government ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁and ▁silence ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁protest ers . ▁Later , ▁after ▁question ing ▁Horn ▁for ▁hours , ▁the ▁Board ▁revers ed ▁its ▁st ance ▁and ▁officially ▁comm ended ▁Horn ▁for ▁her ▁" commit ment ... in ▁defense ▁of ▁intellectual ▁freedom ." ▁Event ually ▁she ▁was ▁given ▁assistance ▁by ▁the ▁association ' s ▁Social ▁Res p ons ib ilities ▁Round ▁Table , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁L ero y ▁Mer ritt ▁Human itar ian ▁Fund ▁and ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁to ▁Read ▁Foundation . ▁Jud ith ▁K rug , ▁long time ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ' s