In a 4-3 vote, the Wentzville School board voted to pull Toni Morrison's first book, 'The Bluest Eye' from every district school's library.
In Florida, Polk County officials recently removed 16 books from the county's middle and high schools, alleging that the titles"violate state statutes on obscene materials," according to originalDistrict officials argued that the removed books were not being banned, just “quarantined” until they could conduct a"thorough review."
Many of Morrison's books have been subjected to bans or potential bans, and the late author frequently appeared on the American Library Association’s annual list of the Most Frequently Challenged and Banned Books. In the latest 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race, her book"Beloved," which portrays the atrocities of slavery, was targeted — Republican candidate and now Virginia Governorfeatured a parent who was upset that the 1987 novel was being taught to her high school senior.
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