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We've already seen states enact classroom censorship bills and wage campaigns to remove books from curriculum that are by and about communities of color, LGBTQ people, and other marginalized communities. Now they're targeting books that tell the stories of Holocaust survivors. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 27, 2022

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Maus has taught countless young people about the Holocaust through its depiction of what the author's father, a survivor, experienced. Censoring school curriculum and banning books can't "protect" anyone from history, it only limits access to knowledge and understanding. — PolitiTweet.org

A Tennessee school board voted unanimously this month to ban “Maus,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about t… https://t.co/OlVGRkdhCF

Posted Jan. 27, 2022

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Students' access to books — whether they are creative journeys through fantasy or other fiction, or they tell difficult but true stories of parts of history that should never happen again — is critical to their development and personal growth. They have a right to read and learn. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 27, 2022