History
In the 18th century, these laws were passed to limit enslaved people's access to information, prevent antislavery prose, and silence the voices of the enslaved.
What are antiliteracy laws?
These people are disproportionately affected by book bans.
These are important ways of learning about one's own culture/experiences and other cultures/experiences that are limited by book banning.
What are windows and mirrors?
This theory examines how slavery in the United States continues to have an effect on the socioeconomic structure of the country.
What is critical race theory?
This percentage of people opposes book bans.
What is 84%
This is an effect of book banning that causes students to read significantly more of white, Christian, heterosexual perspectives than any other group.
What is biased reading context?
In 2006, this book about two male penguins raising a baby together was named the "most banned book of the year."
What is And Tango Makes Three?
This reason for book bans is most often proposed by Christian individuals.
What is religion?
This effect of book banning hinders students' self-exploration and acceptance because they cannot relate to course material.
What is suppression of self expression?
This book, recognized as the first banned book in the United States, criticized the Puritan government and their treatment of Native Americans.
What is New English Canaan?
This reason for book banning often targets LGBTQ+ authors and storylines.
What is sexual content?
This is causing book banning to be an ongoing issue because not many people are fighting to stop it.
What is limited support?
These laws were passed to prevent the distribution of lewd text in United States, but targeted women leading feminist movements for things like birth control and other contraceptives.
What were the Comstock Laws?
This is a common characteristic of the political parties in which book banning most commonly occurs.
What is a weakening republican majority?
An example of this is important course materials being removed from classrooms as a result of book banning.
What are constraints on curriculum?