Actor, author and 'Reading Rainbow' founder Levar Burton joins Times readers May 24 to discuss the State of Banned Books.
about the Dust Bowl and the hard lives of displaced farmers and their families in California became a bestseller in 1939. It was banned and copies were burned in Kern County, the destination of the fictional Joad family.The classic 1960 novel about racial injustice in a Southern town has been banned and challenged in numerous communities. Challenges often cite language and racial depictions. The hitRichard Thomas plays Atticus Finch in the touring production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.
in Foley, Ala., in 2000 after a parent complained that it showed contempt for religion, marriage and family.The 1945 allegorical novella has been a target of complaints for decades, according to the ALA. In 1987, “” was one of dozens of books banned in schools in Bay County, Fla. Then 44 parents, students and teachers filed a federal lawsuit, and the school board reversed the decision.
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