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1.) Who Controls What Books You Can Read?
Welcome to Reason's summer banned books issue.
KATHERINE MANGU-WARD | FROM THE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022 ISS
“Book burnings have long been popular with those who would seize and hold power, from the Catholic Church to Josef Stalin. Kings, fascists, and communists alike have warmed their hands over literary bonfires. But rarely in 2022 America do book bans take the incendiary form of our Ray Bradbury–fueled fever dreams.
Yet controversy over book bans has flared up nonetheless, with local and state elections won or lost over which books will be stocked in libraries or taught in schools—a newly invigorated front in a long-running culture war.
The American Library Association (ALA), another anti-censorship organization, keeps lists of what it calls "challenged books"—books that a person or group has tried to remove from or restrict access to in schools or libraries. A "banned book" is one where that removal is successful.”
SOURCE : https://reason.com/2022/07/03/who-controls-what-books-you-can-read/?amp
2.) Book bans are on the rise. What are the most banned books and why?
Published 6:54 p.m. ET June 29, 2022 | Updated 8:41 p.m. ET
June 12, 2023
* Book bans and challenges doubled from 2020 to 2021, according to the American Library Association.
* LGBTQ books account for one third of all attempted bans.
* Some conservative politicians are leading the charge.
* Libraries are fighting back and expanding access to books.
Banned books are not new, but they have gained new relevance in an escalating culture war that puts books centering racism, sexuality and gender identity at risk in public schools and libraries.
A dramatic uptick in challenged books over the past few years, an escalation of censorship tactics, and the coordinated harassment of teachers and librarians has regularly put book banning efforts in news headlines.
SOURCE : https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/06/29/banned-books-explained/ [login to see] /
3.) Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022
The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment and ensure free access to information. Every year, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools.
The lists are based on information from reports filed by library professionals and community members and from news stories published throughout the United States.
ALA documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago. The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022 nearly doubles the 729 book challenges reported in 2021.
Of the record 2,571 unique titles targeted for censorship, the most challenged and reasons cited for censoring the books are listed below.
SOURCE : https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10
3a.) https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned-books-qa
3b.) https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif
4.) 10 Books Politicians Don’t Want You to Read
Throughout history, certain books have come under fire for content deemed inappropriate or controversial — often, that content is by and about people of color, the LGBTQ community, and other marginalized groups. As a spate of classroom censorship bills aim to erase discussions about race and gender in schools across the country, books about the same issues are being banned and challenged across public schools and libraries at an alarming rate. In 2021, the American Library Association recorded 729 book challenges, compared to 156 challenges received the year prior.
SOURCE : https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/10-books-politicians-dont-want-you-to-read
5.) The 50 most banned books in America
NOVEMBER 10, 2022 / 7:38 PM / CBS NEWS
SOURCE : https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/the-50-most-banned-books-in-america/
* 6.) TECH IN YOUR LIFE
* You can ban a book, but can you stop teens from finding it online?
* Online resources are at the center of the national battle between limiting and expanding book access for teenagers
Updated September 22, 2022 at 3:24 p.m. EDT|Published September 22, 2022 at 10:13 a.m. EDT
SOURCE : https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/books-banned-libraries/
7.) THE FIRST AMENDMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
PRESENTED BY THE JOHN SEIGENTHALER CHAIR OF EXCELLENCE IN FIRST AMENDMENT STUDIES
Book Banning
Book banning is the most widespread form of censorship in the United States
Book banning, the most widespread form of censorship, occurs when private individuals, government officials, or organizations remove books from libraries, school reading lists, or bookstore shelves because they object to their content, ideas, or themes. Those advocating a ban complain typically that the book in question contains graphic violence, expresses disrespect for parents and family, is sexually explicit, exalts evil, lacks literary merit, is unsuitable for a particular age group, or includes offensive language. In this photo, Gail Sheehy, author of "Passages," at podium, right, reads during the "First Banned Books Read Out" in New York, April 1, 1982. The rally protested censorship by school and public libraries of certain books under pressure from right wing religious groups.
SOURCE : https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/986/book-banning
8.) BANNED IN THE USA: RISING SCHOOL BOOK BANS THREATEN FREE EXPRESSION AND STUDENTS’ FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS (APRIL 2022)
CONTENTS
* Alarming Trends
* What is a School Book Ban?
* What Types of Book Bans are Taking Place in Schools?
* How should School Districts Approach Book Reconsideration Processes?
* Are School Boards Following Their Policies?
* What Role is Political Pressure Playing in Book Banning?
* Which Authors are Banned the Most?
* What Types of Books are Being Banned?
* Who are the Intended Readers of the Books that are Being Banned?
* What Stories are Being Banned?
* Where are Book Bans Happening?
* Are Books Going Back on the Shelves?
* Conclusion
* Methodology
* Acknowledgements
* Link to Index
SOURCE : https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/
Welcome to Reason's summer banned books issue.
KATHERINE MANGU-WARD | FROM THE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022 ISS
“Book burnings have long been popular with those who would seize and hold power, from the Catholic Church to Josef Stalin. Kings, fascists, and communists alike have warmed their hands over literary bonfires. But rarely in 2022 America do book bans take the incendiary form of our Ray Bradbury–fueled fever dreams.
Yet controversy over book bans has flared up nonetheless, with local and state elections won or lost over which books will be stocked in libraries or taught in schools—a newly invigorated front in a long-running culture war.
The American Library Association (ALA), another anti-censorship organization, keeps lists of what it calls "challenged books"—books that a person or group has tried to remove from or restrict access to in schools or libraries. A "banned book" is one where that removal is successful.”
SOURCE : https://reason.com/2022/07/03/who-controls-what-books-you-can-read/?amp
2.) Book bans are on the rise. What are the most banned books and why?
Published 6:54 p.m. ET June 29, 2022 | Updated 8:41 p.m. ET
June 12, 2023
* Book bans and challenges doubled from 2020 to 2021, according to the American Library Association.
* LGBTQ books account for one third of all attempted bans.
* Some conservative politicians are leading the charge.
* Libraries are fighting back and expanding access to books.
Banned books are not new, but they have gained new relevance in an escalating culture war that puts books centering racism, sexuality and gender identity at risk in public schools and libraries.
A dramatic uptick in challenged books over the past few years, an escalation of censorship tactics, and the coordinated harassment of teachers and librarians has regularly put book banning efforts in news headlines.
SOURCE : https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/06/29/banned-books-explained/ [login to see] /
3.) Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022
The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person's right to read under the First Amendment and ensure free access to information. Every year, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools.
The lists are based on information from reports filed by library professionals and community members and from news stories published throughout the United States.
ALA documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago. The unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022 nearly doubles the 729 book challenges reported in 2021.
Of the record 2,571 unique titles targeted for censorship, the most challenged and reasons cited for censoring the books are listed below.
SOURCE : https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10
3a.) https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned-books-qa
3b.) https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif
4.) 10 Books Politicians Don’t Want You to Read
Throughout history, certain books have come under fire for content deemed inappropriate or controversial — often, that content is by and about people of color, the LGBTQ community, and other marginalized groups. As a spate of classroom censorship bills aim to erase discussions about race and gender in schools across the country, books about the same issues are being banned and challenged across public schools and libraries at an alarming rate. In 2021, the American Library Association recorded 729 book challenges, compared to 156 challenges received the year prior.
SOURCE : https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/10-books-politicians-dont-want-you-to-read
5.) The 50 most banned books in America
NOVEMBER 10, 2022 / 7:38 PM / CBS NEWS
SOURCE : https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/the-50-most-banned-books-in-america/
* 6.) TECH IN YOUR LIFE
* You can ban a book, but can you stop teens from finding it online?
* Online resources are at the center of the national battle between limiting and expanding book access for teenagers
Updated September 22, 2022 at 3:24 p.m. EDT|Published September 22, 2022 at 10:13 a.m. EDT
SOURCE : https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/books-banned-libraries/
7.) THE FIRST AMENDMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
PRESENTED BY THE JOHN SEIGENTHALER CHAIR OF EXCELLENCE IN FIRST AMENDMENT STUDIES
Book Banning
Book banning is the most widespread form of censorship in the United States
Book banning, the most widespread form of censorship, occurs when private individuals, government officials, or organizations remove books from libraries, school reading lists, or bookstore shelves because they object to their content, ideas, or themes. Those advocating a ban complain typically that the book in question contains graphic violence, expresses disrespect for parents and family, is sexually explicit, exalts evil, lacks literary merit, is unsuitable for a particular age group, or includes offensive language. In this photo, Gail Sheehy, author of "Passages," at podium, right, reads during the "First Banned Books Read Out" in New York, April 1, 1982. The rally protested censorship by school and public libraries of certain books under pressure from right wing religious groups.
SOURCE : https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/986/book-banning
8.) BANNED IN THE USA: RISING SCHOOL BOOK BANS THREATEN FREE EXPRESSION AND STUDENTS’ FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS (APRIL 2022)
CONTENTS
* Alarming Trends
* What is a School Book Ban?
* What Types of Book Bans are Taking Place in Schools?
* How should School Districts Approach Book Reconsideration Processes?
* Are School Boards Following Their Policies?
* What Role is Political Pressure Playing in Book Banning?
* Which Authors are Banned the Most?
* What Types of Books are Being Banned?
* Who are the Intended Readers of the Books that are Being Banned?
* What Stories are Being Banned?
* Where are Book Bans Happening?
* Are Books Going Back on the Shelves?
* Conclusion
* Methodology
* Acknowledgements
* Link to Index
SOURCE : https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/
Who Controls What Books You Can Read?
Welcome to Reason's summer banned books issue.
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The mechanism of religion in use.
One the reason then and currently book bands and why they did NOT want people to read and made legislation and laws banning reading.
1.) “Before the 1830s there were few restrictions on teaching slaves to read and write. After the slave revolt led by Nat Turner in 1831, all slave states except Maryland, Kentucky, and Tennessee passed laws against teaching slaves to read and write.”
SOURCE : https://americanexperience.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Literacy-as-Freedom.pdf
V1 : https://youtu.be/lvKUOuYn1-c?si=37BEAEfMKSmPPZT2
V2 : https://youtu.be/6B-P62RNYcw?si=XWCuYOWnFWcc3hr6
2.) Church and Slavery
For the majority of the early modern period, most Christian churches—both Catholic and Protestant—supported slavery and benefited from the institution. Even the Quakers (Society of Friends), who were leaders in the abolitionist movement, took a century to disown enslavers from their congregations.
In the United States, many Christian denominations split on the issue of slavery in the 19th century, and Christian ministers and missionaries developed robust defenses of slavery based on Christian scripture and proslavery theology.
Enslaved and free Black Christians were the most ardent abolitionists, and they drew on scripture to support antislavery and abolition.
While a significant amount of scholarship has debated whether Christian churches were pro- or anti-slavery, some of the most exciting research about the church and slavery has focused on why enslaved people became Christian and how they used the bureaucracy of the church to advocate for their rights and to protect their communities.
SOURCE : https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo [login to see] 414/obo [login to see] 414-0361.xml#:~:text=For%20the%20majority%20of%20the,disown%20enslavers%20from%20their%20congregations.
3.) The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told
The Slave Bible, as it would become known, is a missionary book. It was originally published in London in 1807 on behalf of the Society for the Conversion of Negro Slaves, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of enslaved Africans toiling in Britain’s lucrative Caribbean colonies.
They used the Slave Bible to teach enslaved Africans how to read while at the same time introducing them to the Christian faith.
Unlike other missionary Bibles, however, the Slave Bible contained only “select parts” of the biblical text. Its publishers deliberately removed portions of the biblical text, such as the exodus story, that could inspire hope for liberation.
Instead, the publishers emphasized portions that justified and fortified the system of slavery that was so vital to the British Empire.
This unique artifact-in-focus exhibition, The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told, is presented by Museum of the Bible with the cooperation of Fisk University and the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Drawing upon new research into its origins and use among enslaved Africans in the Caribbean, this exhibition tells a story of how time and place shape the way people understand and use the Bible.
SOURCE : https://www.museumofthebible.org/exhibits/slave-bible
4.) The Slave Bible Returns Home to Fisk University
The Slave Bible Returns Home to Fisk University
In 2018 Fisk University partnered with the Museum of the Bible, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture for a special exhibition featuring the rare Slave Bible. There are only three known copies of the Slave Bible in existence. One copy belongs to Fisk University, and the other two are located in the United Kingdom.
The exhibition, The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told, opened on November 28 at the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C and explored the Slave Bible’s role in the struggle for freedom.
SOURCE : https://www.fisk.edu/university-news-and-publications/the-slave-bible-returns-home-to-fisk-university/
FACTS :
You have been lied to/purposely misled or perhaps just didn’t know that :
1.) No, the 13TH Amendment NEVER completely abolished slavery in America/USA.
2.) Racism is a white systemic on purpose running well-oiled machine and applied using laws and force.
3.) FACTS over opinions/feelings/beliefs.
Slavery was on midterm ballots in several states, not all voted to get rid of it
Activists say there's more to be done about "exploitation" in prisons.
ByKiara Alfonseca
November 9, 2022, 1:26 PM ET
• 5 min read
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/slavery-ballot-states-voted-rid/story?id=92795012
Louisiana Amendment 7, Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for a Crime from Constitution Measure (2022)
Louisiana Amendment 7, the Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for a Crime from Constitution Measure, was on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022. The measure was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported:
• removing language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime; and
• adding language to say that the section of the constitution prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude "does not apply to the otherwise lawful administration of criminal justice."
A "no" vote opposed removing language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime
SOURCE : https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_Amendment_7,_Remove_Involuntary_Servitude_as_Punishment_for_a_Crime_from_Constitution_Measure_(2022)
Slavery in 2022/2023 is still legal.
Yes, Slavery Is on the Ballot in These States
BY: MARSHA MERCER - AUGUST 22, 2022 12:00 AM
In 2018, Colorado became the first state since Rhode Island in 1842 to ban slavery and involuntary servitude outright. Two years after a ballot initiative with confusing language failed, Coloradans voted 66% to 34% for an amendment reading: “There shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude.”
Ballot initiatives also have passed with wide margins elsewhere. In 2020, Amendment 1 passed in Nebraska by 68% to 32%, and Amendment C passed in Utah 80% to 20%. Since 2020, bills have been introduced to put slavery or involuntary servitude on the ballot in states including California, Florida, Ohio, New Jersey and Texas.
But after the amendment passed in Colorado, a lawsuit seeking higher wages for prison workers was dismissed. Another lawsuit, seeking to end compulsory prison work, is in state court. Inmates Richard Lilgerose and Harold Mortis in February sued Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, the executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections and the agency itself, arguing that the state has continued to compel people in prison to work under conditions amounting to involuntary servitude.
The state does not comment on pending litigation, but in court papers, it said the lawsuit should be dismissed because Colorado does not force those who are incarcerated to work, but rather penalizes them for not doing so. Incarcerated people who refuse to work might forfeit time they have earned off their sentences, be forced to spend up to 21 hours a day in their cell, or face reductions in phone calls, visitors and time for meals.
SOURCE : https://stateline.org/2022/08/22/yes-slavery-is-on-the-ballot-in-these-states/
P.S.
I KNOW FACTS
*** Disclaimer : This a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo. ***
“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
One the reason then and currently book bands and why they did NOT want people to read and made legislation and laws banning reading.
1.) “Before the 1830s there were few restrictions on teaching slaves to read and write. After the slave revolt led by Nat Turner in 1831, all slave states except Maryland, Kentucky, and Tennessee passed laws against teaching slaves to read and write.”
SOURCE : https://americanexperience.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Literacy-as-Freedom.pdf
V1 : https://youtu.be/lvKUOuYn1-c?si=37BEAEfMKSmPPZT2
V2 : https://youtu.be/6B-P62RNYcw?si=XWCuYOWnFWcc3hr6
2.) Church and Slavery
For the majority of the early modern period, most Christian churches—both Catholic and Protestant—supported slavery and benefited from the institution. Even the Quakers (Society of Friends), who were leaders in the abolitionist movement, took a century to disown enslavers from their congregations.
In the United States, many Christian denominations split on the issue of slavery in the 19th century, and Christian ministers and missionaries developed robust defenses of slavery based on Christian scripture and proslavery theology.
Enslaved and free Black Christians were the most ardent abolitionists, and they drew on scripture to support antislavery and abolition.
While a significant amount of scholarship has debated whether Christian churches were pro- or anti-slavery, some of the most exciting research about the church and slavery has focused on why enslaved people became Christian and how they used the bureaucracy of the church to advocate for their rights and to protect their communities.
SOURCE : https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo [login to see] 414/obo [login to see] 414-0361.xml#:~:text=For%20the%20majority%20of%20the,disown%20enslavers%20from%20their%20congregations.
3.) The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told
The Slave Bible, as it would become known, is a missionary book. It was originally published in London in 1807 on behalf of the Society for the Conversion of Negro Slaves, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of enslaved Africans toiling in Britain’s lucrative Caribbean colonies.
They used the Slave Bible to teach enslaved Africans how to read while at the same time introducing them to the Christian faith.
Unlike other missionary Bibles, however, the Slave Bible contained only “select parts” of the biblical text. Its publishers deliberately removed portions of the biblical text, such as the exodus story, that could inspire hope for liberation.
Instead, the publishers emphasized portions that justified and fortified the system of slavery that was so vital to the British Empire.
This unique artifact-in-focus exhibition, The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told, is presented by Museum of the Bible with the cooperation of Fisk University and the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Drawing upon new research into its origins and use among enslaved Africans in the Caribbean, this exhibition tells a story of how time and place shape the way people understand and use the Bible.
SOURCE : https://www.museumofthebible.org/exhibits/slave-bible
4.) The Slave Bible Returns Home to Fisk University
The Slave Bible Returns Home to Fisk University
In 2018 Fisk University partnered with the Museum of the Bible, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture for a special exhibition featuring the rare Slave Bible. There are only three known copies of the Slave Bible in existence. One copy belongs to Fisk University, and the other two are located in the United Kingdom.
The exhibition, The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told, opened on November 28 at the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C and explored the Slave Bible’s role in the struggle for freedom.
SOURCE : https://www.fisk.edu/university-news-and-publications/the-slave-bible-returns-home-to-fisk-university/
FACTS :
You have been lied to/purposely misled or perhaps just didn’t know that :
1.) No, the 13TH Amendment NEVER completely abolished slavery in America/USA.
2.) Racism is a white systemic on purpose running well-oiled machine and applied using laws and force.
3.) FACTS over opinions/feelings/beliefs.
Slavery was on midterm ballots in several states, not all voted to get rid of it
Activists say there's more to be done about "exploitation" in prisons.
ByKiara Alfonseca
November 9, 2022, 1:26 PM ET
• 5 min read
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/slavery-ballot-states-voted-rid/story?id=92795012
Louisiana Amendment 7, Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for a Crime from Constitution Measure (2022)
Louisiana Amendment 7, the Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for a Crime from Constitution Measure, was on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022. The measure was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported:
• removing language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime; and
• adding language to say that the section of the constitution prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude "does not apply to the otherwise lawful administration of criminal justice."
A "no" vote opposed removing language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime
SOURCE : https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_Amendment_7,_Remove_Involuntary_Servitude_as_Punishment_for_a_Crime_from_Constitution_Measure_(2022)
Slavery in 2022/2023 is still legal.
Yes, Slavery Is on the Ballot in These States
BY: MARSHA MERCER - AUGUST 22, 2022 12:00 AM
In 2018, Colorado became the first state since Rhode Island in 1842 to ban slavery and involuntary servitude outright. Two years after a ballot initiative with confusing language failed, Coloradans voted 66% to 34% for an amendment reading: “There shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude.”
Ballot initiatives also have passed with wide margins elsewhere. In 2020, Amendment 1 passed in Nebraska by 68% to 32%, and Amendment C passed in Utah 80% to 20%. Since 2020, bills have been introduced to put slavery or involuntary servitude on the ballot in states including California, Florida, Ohio, New Jersey and Texas.
But after the amendment passed in Colorado, a lawsuit seeking higher wages for prison workers was dismissed. Another lawsuit, seeking to end compulsory prison work, is in state court. Inmates Richard Lilgerose and Harold Mortis in February sued Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, the executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections and the agency itself, arguing that the state has continued to compel people in prison to work under conditions amounting to involuntary servitude.
The state does not comment on pending litigation, but in court papers, it said the lawsuit should be dismissed because Colorado does not force those who are incarcerated to work, but rather penalizes them for not doing so. Incarcerated people who refuse to work might forfeit time they have earned off their sentences, be forced to spend up to 21 hours a day in their cell, or face reductions in phone calls, visitors and time for meals.
SOURCE : https://stateline.org/2022/08/22/yes-slavery-is-on-the-ballot-in-these-states/
P.S.
I KNOW FACTS
*** Disclaimer : This a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo. ***
“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
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