Resolutions in Congress Seek to Condemn Far Right Book Bans Across U.S.
Book bans affecting marginalized communities threaten "freedom of expression in the United States," the resolution says.
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Book bans affecting marginalized communities threaten "freedom of expression in the United States," the resolution says.
It's banned book week — and we're taking a moment to hear our listeners' comments regarding their experiences with books that are challenged in schools and public libraries.
A look at banned books in Pennsylvania.
A nonprofit notes that over the 2021–22 school year, what started as modest school-level activity to challenge and remove books in schools grew into a full-fledged social and political movement.
Across the country, more books have been challenged and removed as religious and conservative groups target LGBTQ and race issues.