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5 Banned Books That Will Help You Learn About the Holocaust

One of the key consequences of book banning is erasure. When we decide that some things are too uncomfortable to talk about, we risk losing the memory of how things happen. We lose context, we lose people, we lose the truth.

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Lauren Salerno Banned and Challenged Books
photo credit Everett Collection/Rex Feature from theguardian.com

Happy Birthday, Anne Frank!

And then I read The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. You know it.  You probably read it in middle school or high school as required reading. You probably giggled over those passages where Anne discuses her body. But what struck me most about this remarkable book is the, in many instances, complete normality of the teenage experience.

June 12, 2018June 10, 2018 Rebecca Slocum Banned and Challenged Books, Censorship
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Holocaust Denial Books in the Academic Library

Val Nye interviewed John Harer about a faculty member’s request to remove Holocaust denial books from a large academic library circulating collection. The incident they discussed happened in the mid-1990s, but has lasting ramifications today. 

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Valerie Nye Academic Freedom, Policies
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