Censorship And Banned Books
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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CENSORSHIP AND BANNED BOOKS📚📖🚫
By: Taylor Eberwein and Rachel Taylor
WHAT IS A BANNED BOOK?
- A book censored by an authority
- Removed from a library or school system
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EXAMPLES
- Of Mice and Men
- Bridge to Terrabithia
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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OF MICE AND MEN
BY JOHN STEINBECK
BANNED FOR
- Use of the "N" word
- Derogatory toward African Americans
- Derogatory toward women
- Profanities/Racial Slurs
- Violence and absence of traditional values
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BANNED FOR
- Blasphemy
- Santanism
- Bad role model
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
BY HARPER LEE
BANNED FOR
- Racial content
- Profanity
- Rape
- Racial Slurs
- Violence
BANNED FOR
- The "N" word
- Derogatory portrayal of Native Americans
- Racially offensive
FACTS
- 56% of book challenges are initiated by parents
- 121 books are banned by the government
- More than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982
- 53% increase in book banning in 2013
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