Nobel laureate’s classic debut was removed from libraries but backlash and lawsuits prompted vote to restore
* Books bans and ‘gag orders’: the crackdown no one asked for
A banned book by the Nobel laureate Toni Morrison will be available again to high school students in a district in St Louis, Missouri, after the Wentzville school board reversed its decision to ban The Bluest Eye, in the face of criticism and a class-action lawsuit.
The board made national news last month when it voted 4-3 to removed the book from school libraries, citing themes of racism, incest and child molestation. Continue reading...
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