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Book banning is seen in historical context in 'Burn This Book'

Book banning is seen in historical context in 'Burn This Book'

FromNPR's Book of the Day


Book banning is seen in historical context in 'Burn This Book'

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Feb 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For the first full week of Black History Month, we dove into our archives to bring you some older interviews by Black authors. The first is an interview from 2009 with writer Toni Morrison about a collection she edited from authors facing censorship called Burn This Book. This conversation is especially relevant today with many important books under scrutiny – and being pulled from library shelves and school curriculums. Morrison, whose books have also been banned in some places as recently as this year, told NPR's Liane Hansen that in some countries censorship can be far more serious.
Released:
Feb 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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