From the PBS Program, "The Great American Read", the video segment focuses on a few banned books including "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya, "A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, and "Catch 22".
From Washington Post: Cries to remove books from classrooms and library shelves is nothing new. Some of what has shifted are the storylines, characters and authors being silenced.
From PBS: Advocates are sounding the alarm about a set of measures that they say target teaching and writing related to LGBTQ issues, race and freedom of speech. Around the country, efforts to ban specific books or even whole categories of books are on the rise.
From TED-ed: "Ray Bradbury's novel imagines a world where books are banned- and possessing, let alone reading them, is forbidden.The protagonist, Montag, is a fireman responsible for destroying what remains. The story raises the question: how can you preserve your mind in a society where free will, self-expression and curiosity are under fire? Iseult Gillespie examines what makes the dystopian novel a classic."
