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2023-07-27 20:01:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3CBBCE87047A3B8DB7AE8DD48ECE84CD51545B8A9CC0BC261AB9FFBE3B3C0983
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This is in reference to books that have been banned in multiple schools in the US. “Book banning occurs when private individuals, government officials..remove books from libraries, school reading lists…because they object to their content, ideas, or themes” https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/986/book-banning# https://pen.org/banned-book-list-2021-2022/ https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/ https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-50-most-banned-books-in-america/ https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/banned-books/_/N-rtm https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230525-how-book-banning-escalated-in-the-us
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