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September 28, 2020
The little-known history of banned books in the United States
Vandalized pages. Restricted topics. Burned books. These aren’t images from a dystopian novel like Fahrenheit 451 (which is actually an often banned or challenged book). These are ways that people tried to censor literature j ust last year. Book banning has been around as a practice for centuries. From differing political viewpoints to religious and cultural expression, the explanations for censorship attempts are vast. But while some are moved to rip books off our shelves ( like these from 2019 ), the American Library Association (ALA) fights for our freedom to read. Since the 1980s, the ALA’s Banned Books Week h as been a time to recognize and celebrate the books that cause controversy.