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.
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.
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.
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.
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? 📚🛑
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.
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.)
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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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Petra van Cronenburg
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •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.
campaign to burn books in Nazi Germany and Austria
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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.
xs4me2
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Freakin fascists… is Fahrenheit 451 also banned?
Dystopian USA.
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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/
A new law in N.J. limits the banning of books in schools and public libraries
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •umm.. this is errant.
illinois banned book bans last year.
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Are you nuts?
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