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In recognition of banned books week. It features three very special guests. They include judy blume, one of this countrys most popular and most frequently censored authors, Carolivia Herron, whose criticallyacclaimed book, nappy hair, was challenged in a brooklyn school, and cammie mannino, a bookseller who took a stand against censorship. Welcome to all of you. I have to begin with judy. You know, there are these lists every year about the most banned books. Each and every year, youre in the top five. Youre sort of the beatles of banned books. How did you obtain this status, and what are you ...

I can go back to 1980, and i can say to you of course, i remember, you know, what was it . It was a shock to me. It was anything to do with sexuality, which, for my characters, was puberty; any language that people found offensive, sometimes lack of moral tone, whatever that is. I think it has to do with hitting the kids i didnt hit them over the head with right and wrong. Gosh, what else . Were you writing a different kind of book than existed in 1968, before you began writing . Well, i never thought about that, you know . I mean, i was a young woman who sat down to write books and to be as h...

Youre sort of the beatles of banned books. How did you obtain this status, and what are you doing wrong . Uhoh, you know, youre asking the wrong person. Its never the the person who wrote the books is always surprised. You have to ask the people who ban the books. I can go back to 1980, and i can say to you of course, i remember, you know, what was it . It was a shock to me. It was anything to do with sexuality, which, for my characters, was puberty; any language that people found offensive, sometimes lack of moral tone, whatever that is. I think it has to do with hitting the kids i didnt hit ...

What this is all about is your right to freedom of speech. What made America Great is an independent, vigorous presence. If a jerk burns a flag, america is not threatened. Political speech is the heart of the First Amendment. Theyre expressing their religious beliefs. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of gods children. Captioning provided by the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center Welcome to speaking freely, a weekly conversation about the First Amendment and free expression. Im ken paulson, executive director of the First Amendment center, and this is a special edition of the...