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Banned Books

"Any book worth banning, is a book worth reading" - Isaac Asimov

References

​American Federation of Teachers. (2022). Resolution on books, literacy and intellectual freedom.  https://www.aft.org/resolution/books-literacy-and-intellectual-freedom ​

American Library Association. (2022). The state of America’s libraries 2020https://www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2020/issues-trends ​

American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom. (2022). Top 10 most challenged book lists. https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 ​

Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University. (2022). How racism can affect child development. https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/racism-and-ecd/ ​

Children’s Defense Fund. (2022). The state of America’s children® 2021: Child population 2020. https://www.childrensdefense.org/state-of-americas-children/soac-2021-child- population/  ​

Exec. Order No. 13950, Fed. Reg. 3 C.F.R. 60683 (Sept. 22, 2020).  ​https://www.federalregister.gov /documents/2020/09/28/2020-21534/combating-race-and-sex-stereotyping​

Fla. Laws ch. 72. (2022). https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0007er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0007&Session=2022 ​

Idaho House Bill 666. (2022). https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/h0666/ 

Indiana Senate Bill 17. (2022). http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/17 

Iowa House Bill 2176. (2022). https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=HF2176 ​

Oklahoma Senate Bill 1142. (2022). https://legiscan.com/OK/ text/SB1142/id/2460071 ​

PEN America. (2022). PEN America’s index of school book bans
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hTs_PB7KuTMBtNMESFEGuK-0 abzhNxVv4tgpI5-iKe8/edit#gid=660619424 ​

Scwartz, S. (2021, June 11). Map: Where critical race theory is under attack. Education Week
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/map-where-critical-race- theory-is-under-attack/2021/06 ​

Simms Bishop, R. (1990).  Mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors.  Multicultural Literacy, 6(3), pp.1-2. ​

Sykes, E. & Hunger, S. (2021, May 14). State lawmakers are trying to ban talk about race in schoolshttps://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/state-lawmakers-are-trying-to-ban-talk-about-race-in-schools