Banned Book: To Kill A Mockingbird
Why to Kill a Mockingbird was banned
- Challenged at the Santa Cruz, CA Schools (1995) because of its racial themes. Removed from the Southwood High School Library in Caddo Parish, LA (1995) because the book's language and content were objectionable.
- Challenged at the Moss Point, MS School District (1996) because the novel contains a racial epithet. Banned from the Lindale, TX advanced placement English reading list (1996) because the book "conflicted with the values of the community."
Work cited
"Banned And/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century." Banned And/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century. Web. 28 Sept. 2015.
To Kill A Mockingbird
by : Harper Lee
Published in 1960
Scout and Jem finch grow up in a sleepy Maycomb Alabama, where poverty and prejudice are introduced to them. In the novel we see them maturing and become compassionate and kind.
Why it was banned
- Challenged by a Glynn County, GA (2001) School Board member because of profanity. The novel was retained. Returned to the freshman reading list at Muskogee, OK High School (2001) despite complaints over the years from black students and parents about racial slurs in the text.
- Challenged in the Normal, IL Community High School's sophomore literature class (2003) as being degrading to African Americans.
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