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The ABC's Of Book Banning
“Book Banning is due to fear of knowledge”—Grace Linn
“I wholly disapprove of what you say and will defend
to the death your right to say it.”—Voltaire
The ABC’s Of Book Banning Report a Book Ban to PEN America
Authors of color who’ve long sought notice no longer on shelves in the library
Books worth banning are worth reading, abide only mundane and ordinary?
Cencoring true history, LGBQ+, marginalized writers who fought hard literally
Banned book week, libraries embrace the written word etching good impression
Our nation of enlightened democracy now curtail our freedom of expression
One creator one creed belief, whilst all people are not redeemed as equal
Knowledge helps the oppressed, true stories save lives, a bio and its sequel
Brilliant children read learning how the world works so they may take a stand
Ann Frank’s coming of age, noted in her diary her period began, cause for a ban
No longer will their minds expand with wider views of the world in our prisons
Neglecting hard work, years of research, is good for our daughters and sons?
Intelligent writers saw discrimination, fight for equal protection under the law
Now sued, counties for book removal in schools, officials worse than a booklouse
Groups of diverse authors join parents, students, and Penguin Random House!
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