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The number of #books banned at the school district level. via NYT & Pen America📚
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

I doubt this is correct, I live on the TN/AL border and both states ban an awful lot of books. The map says zero in Alabama and I know that's not accurate.
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

As a German, I still can't get my head round the fact that a state with such a claim to global supremacy ... 🤢
At school, I grew up with the history of the Nazi book burnings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_book_burnings For our exam we read Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. We couldn't imagine that people would step back in the future so far to fascist ideas.
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Do you have perhaps a direct link to Pen America to be able to better classify this?
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Hmm. So I had a look at the data source. Typically their date ranges are for the school year, so 2022-2023 for example, this map is half a year.

Secondly, I looked in several years data for Vermont and there isn't a single entry in any of them for that state. Not even for the north east kingdom.

The single book pulled in Massachusetts was actually an interesting microcosm as the book was returned after a 4-1 vote in review.

Thus, I think this map is sus.

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Freakin fascists… is Fahrenheit 451 also banned?

Dystopian USA.

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

The state with the most banned books looks like a penis 🤷🏻‍♀️
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Isn't it precisely the Republican states that always uphold the due alleged freedom of speech when it benefits themselves? 🤔 /s
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

In #NewJersey, Governor Murphy signed a new law in December, the Freedom to #Read Act, to circumvent #book banning shenanigans in our public schools and #libraries. It’s based on a similar law already on the books in Illinois.

https://whyy.org/articles/new-jersey-book-banning-schools-libraries/

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

I'm surprised about Alabama. It appears there are plenty of challenges there, but no actual official bans?
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Wow, glad I left Texas...Ohio is a bastion of intelligence by comparison
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

a bit surprised about Alabama. They haven't even banned "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

"alabama doesn't ban books, it bans literacy" - the reason it scored a 0
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

If I would be religious, I would pray for America to get sober (again).

Are you nuts?
(A confused German)

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Every banned book is a missed opportunity to spark curiosity and critical thinking. Maps like this show more than restrictions—they reveal a battle over knowledge and freedom. What’s next, banning ideas? 📚🛑
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

If it's at the school district level, one would think a breakdown by county would be a bit more enlightening. Especially for states like Oregon, which are highly divided internally.
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Okay what the fuck how does Ohio have fewer banned books than New York? And West Virginia? Good chunks of those states are deep, DEEP red. (From PA - shamefully.)
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

given the data relates to July to December 2023 I presume this represents the number of books newly banned in that period. What are the total number of books banned to date?

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