Title: Book censorship in the United States - Wikipedia
Headings: Book censorship in the United States
Book censorship in the United States
Contents
History
School boards
Reasons for censorship
Social
Political
Sexual
Religious
Security
Parenting
Examples of "banned" books
Brave New World
Of Mice and Men
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Catcher in the Rye
The Harry Potter series
Fun Home
Dr. Seuss books
Organizations opposing book censorship
Banned Books Week
Voices of banned authors
John Green
David Guterson
List of other banned books
See also
References

Content: Some of the banned books are valuable in helping children discover their identities or educate themselves. These are not all banned in all states, by all educators. Sponsors of literacy in education have carried out censorship, including parents, school boards, lobbying groups, clergy, librarians and teachers. Banning, one of the most permanent and effective method of censorship, begins with a challenge and then progresses until the book is no longer available to any student in a school, library or district. In many cases, books are banned or petitioned to be banned by parents who are concerned about the material their children are reading. People For The American Way, an organization concerned with protecting progressive values such as equal rights and freedom of speech, reported that in the school year from 1991–1992, the success of censors in having books removed in some capacity rose to 41 percent from 34 percent in the previous year. In response, several professional organizations such as the American Library Association (ALA), the Freedom to Read Foundation, and the National Coalition Against Censorship have employed various initiatives to help combat book censorship in all its forms. Combating book censorship with their advocacy for First Amendment rights, these long-standing organizations have been at the center of multiple Supreme Court cases spanning from the early 1970s. Contents
1 History
2 School boards
3 Reasons for censorship
3.1 Social
3.2 Political
3.3 Sexual
3.4 Religious
3.5 Security
3.6 Parenting
3.7 Examples of "banned" books
3.7.1 Brave New World
3.7.2 Of Mice and Men
3.7.3 To Kill a Mockingbird
3.7.4 The Catcher in the Rye
3.7.5 The Harry Potter series
3.7.6 Fun Home
3.7.7 Dr. Seuss books
3.8 Organizations opposing book censorship
3.9 Banned Books Week
4 Voices of banned authors
4.1 John Green
4.2 David Guterson
5 List of other banned books
6 See also
7 References
History
During the 1600s, a typical form of book censorship in the United States was book burning. In October 1650, William Pynchon 's pamphlet, The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, was criticized and promptly burned by the Puritan government.