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This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association 's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
Non-fiction; Children's book Banned in South Africa for its celebration of Black African culture. [237] The Autobiography of Malcolm X: Malcolm X with Alex Haley: 1965 Non-fiction Banned in South Africa because of its criticism of white supremacy. [237] Black Power: The Politics of Liberation: Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton: 1967 ...
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The most commonly banned books in America include children’s books, te en books, and titles written for adults that address topics like race, mental health, LGBTQ issues, politics, and/or ...
Author Alex Gino, whose book “Melissa” is one of the most banned novels in America, believes that the more a book is challenged, the more its story needs to be told.
Even non-fiction books like The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank has also been banned. Amongst the novels by King that have reportedly been banned include Carrie, It, The Gunslinger, The ...
The list included a wide range of fiction and non-fiction bestsellers and award-winners like The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall. [57] [8] [62] Authors on the list reacted with a mix of outrage and pride. [63]
The banned books account for about 5% of the 97 books Superintendent Frank Rodriguez pulled from school libraries in October 2022. The books were taken off shelves after a small group of parents ...