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    The Books Briefing: The Fight Over What Kids Can Read

    Bans and attempted bans of critical race theory and the 1619 Project in classrooms are part of a familiar pattern: Your weekly guide to the best in books
    by Kate Cray Apr 08, 2022 3 minutes
    Source: Sam Hodgson / The New York Times ​/ Redux
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    After the Capitol riot, Matt Hawn, a teacher from Tennessee, brought an essay to class for his students to analyze: “,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Earlier the class had discussed a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin; later in the year, they watched a performance of Kyla Jenée Lacey’s poem “White Privilege.” Hawn that he didn’t have an ideological bent in choosing these works; he merely wanted students to evaluate their claims. “For a lot

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