Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. George by Alex Gino Reasons: Challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with a religious viewpoint, and not reflecting 'the values of our community' Censorship Divides Us.' Public events include a Dear Banned Author Letter-Writing Campaign and Stand For The Banned Read-out, an opportunity for people to submit videos of themselves reading books from the list.

The theme of this year's Banned Books Week is 'Books Unite Us. 'I think that we're seeing a response in many ways to some of the conversations, the challenges that we faced as a society since the murder of George Floyd last year,' she says.

When the American Library Association released its list of the Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2020 in April, the books that received the most challenges to libraries and schools dealt with 'racism, Black American history and diversity in the United States,' says Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom.Īnd Caldwell-Stone says in 20, the Banned Books list was made up 'almost exclusively' of books dealing with LGBTQ concerns. These are some classics that pop into many minds when considering books that have been banned from home and school libraries over time.īut there's been a 'notable shift' in the subject matter of books now being challenged in the U.S.

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