Book censorship continues its macabre dance in the United States. Despite efforts to prevent this inexorable flow of bans, Florida schools are censoring with all their might.
Recently, ” The bluest eye » by Toni Morrison, « Forever ” of Judy Blume and “ Slaughterhouse-Five » by Kurt Vonnegut have disappeared from the shelves of some Florida schools.
The Florida Department of Education publishes the list of Books censored between 2023 and 2024, and it sends chills down your spine. There are more than 700 of them!
Censorship at the request of parents and more
You should know that in the USA, and particularly in Florida, anyone can make a request to censor a book.
The report states the following points. “The report lists records deleted or discontinued by any of Florida's boards of education in response to an objection raised by a parent, a student of a public school in the school district, or a resident of the county where the school district is located.
It lists the title and author of the material, the grade level where the material was removed or discontinued, and the school district that removed or discontinued it. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 1006.28(2)(e), the Florida Department of Education is required to compile the information listed below and provide the report to school districts for their consideration. consideration when selecting materials for students. The following report contains the information submitted by each school district to the Department for the 2023-2024 school year.”
From Anne Frank to Stephen King
When we detail this impressive list of 35 pages, we discover 69 books of Stephen King censored. Anne Frank, the graphic novelis also in the lot. Ditto for Sophie's Choice or the famous 1984 by George Orwell.
And let's not talk about works with LGBTQ leanings, of course, which are the demons of literature for certain minds. The full list is here
With Trump coming to power, what measures will be taken against authors and books?
Also find the list of the most censored books in the USA in our article here.
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