Chapter 2: The History of Book Banning

At Read Free, we believe that you must understand the past to create a better future. That's why today's episode takes you through over 2,000 years of booking banning. Listen to the end for information about what you can do in your community right now to protect the right to read.

Sources:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/history-of-book-bans-in-the-united-states

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/88195-harvey-j-graff-examines-the-history-of-book-banning.html

https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/

https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10

https://www.thefire.org/banned-books-week-explore-banned-and-challenged-books/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Index-Librorum-Prohibitorum

https://library.loras.edu/bannedliterature/index

https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/bioscience/butler-act-the-law-that-outlawed-evolution/

https://famous-trials.com/scopesmonkey/2127-home

https://thisbookisbanned.com/on-censorship/book-banning-burning-throughout-history/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/09/24/off-the-shelf/9fc7a112-70d7-4434-aa14-bc56385c9b37/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/23/salman-rushdie-has-lost-sight-in-one-eye-and-use-of-one-hand-says-agent

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2022/08/29/library-sees-resignations-following-bullet-riddled-books/