Locals split on how to address Dr. Seuss controversy over racist images
PITTSFIELD â Even as criticism of racist imagery in Dr. Seussâ books has grown in recent years, the late author remains popular among children in Berkshire County and across the nation. There is no consensus among local librarians and early childhood educators on how to handle what has become a heavily debated legacy. Dr. Seuss Industries, the company established to preserve the late authorâs legacy, will stop publishing six books because of racist imagery, it said Tuesday, the Springfield-born author Theodor Seuss Geiselâs birthday. The companyâs decision follows yea...
Source: berkshireeagle.com