Below are excerpts from “List of Banned Books A-I” and “List of Banned Books J-Z.” American Heritage Dictionary (1969) In 1978, an Eldon, Missouri library banned the dictionary because it contained 39 “objectionable” words. And, in 1987, the Anchorage School Board banned the dictionary for similar reasons, i.e., having...
The Ironies of Book Banning

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