Two million students in 86 school districts have been affected in some way or had their access restricted due to book bands. The puritans were burning books back in the seventeenth century. This is another level devisive, uncomfortable and unamerican. O laura deed, freelance journalist covering conservative and far right movements in the united states.
Some conservative parents are trying to get books about race and sexuality banned from libraries and schools. Author Clint Smith says it’s dangerous to ban books to eliminate discomfort.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Victoria Dominguez with help from Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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