▁ ▁M ose ley ▁also ▁re called ▁how ▁Jones ▁focused ▁helping ▁others ▁become ▁more ▁successful ▁by ▁util izing ▁her ▁power ▁and ▁resources ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf . ▁ ▁C ensor ship ▁of ▁rac ist ▁and ▁sex ist ▁library ▁materials ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Clara ▁St anton ▁Jones , ▁then ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association , ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁A LA ▁Intel lect ual ▁Fre edom ▁Committee ' s ▁( IF C ) ▁recommendation ▁to ▁qu ash ▁the ▁A LA ' s ▁" Resol ution ▁on ▁R ac ism ▁and ▁Sex ism ▁A war eness " ▁because ▁its ▁language ▁remained ▁unclear . ▁Her ▁response ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁American ▁L ibr aries , ▁the ▁official ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁A LA . ▁Jones ▁opposed ▁the ▁I FC ' s ▁proposal , ▁declaring ▁that ▁the ▁resolution ▁required ▁further ▁adjust ments ▁and ▁am end ments ▁to ▁the ▁language ▁before ▁the ▁committee ▁considered ▁ann ul ment . ▁The ▁I FC ▁fe ared ▁that ▁the ▁resolution ▁fav ored ▁c ensor ship ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁pur ge ▁library ▁materials ▁of ▁rac ist ▁and ▁sex ist ▁language , ▁and ▁thereby ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁Library ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁p ledge ▁to ▁sust ain ▁access ▁to ▁information ▁and ▁en light en ment ▁despite ▁content , ▁and ▁encou rage ▁libraries ▁to ▁challenge ▁c ensor ship . ▁ ▁The ▁A LA ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁deliber ate ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁resolution ▁and ▁report ▁its ▁results ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Detroit ▁conference . ▁Jones ▁assert ed