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In March, Shane W. Evans discovered that one of the more than 30 children’s books he has illustrated had landed on the list of “Most Banned Picture Books Of The 2021-2022 School Year.”

It wasn’t the first time.

Two of his other books — “Mixed Me,” which is one of five books he’s produced with best friend actor Taye Diggs, and “Hands Up” — have also been previously banned.

But the choice of “We March” was a real headscratcher for this Kansas City-based artist because it’s about a near-universally heralded historic event.

The sparsely worded picture book follows a Black family’s preparation and trip to the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. mesmerized more than 250,000 people with the “I Have A Dream” speech.

“We March” has been lauded as “highly recommended” for educators to use for children aged 5-9 by the educational site Teaching Books.

“We March” also is included in a Netflix Bookmarks Series project and it was on Kirkus Reviews’ Best Children’s Books of 2012.