The+(Banned)+Book+Club

Because of //To Kill a Mockingbird's// use of racial epithets, profanity, and discussion of sexual issues, the novel's appropriateness has been challenged in schools and libraries across the country since it entered the classroom in the 1960s. Between the years of 2000-2007, the American Library Association reported that the novel was #23 of the 100 most frequently challenged books. Browse some of the information below to help you determine if //To Kill a Mockingbird// should be banned.

Sova, Dawn B. __Literature Suppressed On Social Grounds.__ Array New York, NY: Facts On File, 2006. 
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March 9, 2009, //Newsweek:// "Rethinking Race in the Classroom"
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January 16, 1966, //The New York TImes//: "Harper Lee Twits School Board in Virginia for Ban on Her Novel"

Controversial & Banned Books Wikipedia's List of Banned Books ALA's Banned Books Week
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