TWO REPORTERS

Will extremists ban YOUR favorite books, next?

October 09, 2022 David K. Shipler & Daniel Zwerdling
Will extremists ban YOUR favorite books, next?
TWO REPORTERS
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TWO REPORTERS
Will extremists ban YOUR favorite books, next?
Oct 09, 2022
David K. Shipler & Daniel Zwerdling

Librarian Suzette Baker refused to ban books on racial and LGBTQ issues. So, as she recounts in this moving episode, right-wing parents and local officials in Texas got her fired. Meanwhile, librarian Martha Hickson was fighting her own battle against censorship 2000 miles away in New Jersey - but she describes how she organized supporters to rally against censorship, and won.  

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Librarian Suzette Baker refused to ban books on racial and LGBTQ issues. So, as she recounts in this moving episode, right-wing parents and local officials in Texas got her fired. Meanwhile, librarian Martha Hickson was fighting her own battle against censorship 2000 miles away in New Jersey - but she describes how she organized supporters to rally against censorship, and won.