BOOK Banning

1. BOOK Banning • By Molly Papermaster http://rachelheldevans.com/huckfinn-constitution-bible

2. what is book banning? • Banned books are books to which free access is not permitted. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship, often has political, religious, or moral motivations. http://www.northernsun.com/n/s/I-Read-Banned-Books-Button-(0087).html http://www.google.com/dictionary?q=Book+banning&sl=en&tl=en&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lxCWTc36MZGWtwfDlNWSDA&sqi=2&ved=0CCIQkQ4

3. What are the types of book banning • There are several types of suppression. • - Suppressed on Political Grounds • - Suppressed on Religious Grounds • - Suppressed on Sexual Grounds • - Suppressed on Social Grounds • Karolides, N. J.,Blad, M & Sova, D. (1999). 100 Bannedbooks: Censorship histories of world literature. New York: Checkmark Books.

4. For what reason have books been banned in the U.S. • There are many reasons why books have been banned over the years. • The major reasons why books have been banned are because they they have sexual content, racial characterization, drug use and many other social differences. • One of the reasons why Huck Finn was banned is because it portrayed the black race poorly. • Karolides, N. J.,Blad, M & Sova, D. (1999). 100 Bannedbooks: Censorship histories of world literature. New York: Checkmark Books.

5. What are some books that have been banned(or challenged) in the U.S • Alexie, Sherman The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian • Angelou, Maya I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • Boyle, T. Coraghessan The Tortilla Curtain • Comfort, Alex Joy of Sex • Frank, AnneAnne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl • Lee, HarperTo Kill a Mockingbird • Meyer, Stephenie H. Twilight series http://www.ila.org/pdf/2010banned.pdf http://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=2749

6. COntinued • Mead, Richelle Vampire Academy series • Klausen, Jytte The Cartoons That Shook the World • The List continues on. The little list are only a few of the many books banned and challenged in 2009-2010 http://www.ila.org/pdf/2010banned.pdf http://thesixchix.com/?author=4&paged=3

7. Continued • Outstanding literature including Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and John Stienbeck’s Of Mice and Men were a part of the top 10 most challenged books from 1990 to 2000. http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/errorpage.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/speach/libaries/topic.aspx http://jonah-m-tebbetts.blogspot.com/2009/09/banned-books-week.html

8. What is the Pico case of 1982? • This case is considered the most crucial court decision to date concerning school libraries and the First Amendment. • In 1975, members of the school board from the Island Trees School District on Long Island, N. Y., got a list of books deemed “objectionable” by Parents of New York United. http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/09/29/hurrah-for-banned-books-week/ • http;//www.firstamendmentcenter.org/speach/libraries/topic.aspx?topic=banned_books

9. Pico decision Continued • The school board removed the offensive books from the library. • A 17 year old boy, Steven Pico, led a group of students who sued the school board, claiming a denial of their First Amendment rights. • The case eventually made it to the U.S. supreme court, where the court ruled in favor of the students. They said that people can not block students from receiving information and ideas because that is part of being able to express ideas which is protected by the First Amendment. • So, schools can not band Huck Fin because some people think they are objectionable • http;//www.firstamendmentcenter.org/speach/libraries/topic.aspx?topic=banned_books

10. What were the Earliest objections over Huckleberry Finn? • They called Twain’s book use of common vernacular as demeaning and damaging. A reviewer dubbed it “The verist trash ... more suited to the slums than to intelligent, respectable people.” • “On 23 March 1885 the Boston Daily Advertiser reported that "in papers from one end of the country to the other the statement is published and commented upon that the public library committee of Concord has marked 'Huckleberry Finn' as unworthy of a place on its shelves." Many papers supported the Library's decision.” http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/o,28804,1842832_1842828_1844945,00.html http://safetywordyahtzee.wordpress.com/

11. Work Cited • http://www.google.com/dictionary?q=Book+banning&sl=en&tl=en&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lxCWTc36MZGWtwfDlNWSDA&sqi=2&ved=0CCIQkQ4 • Karolides, N. J.,Blad, M & Sova, D. (1999). 100 Bannedbooks: Censorship histories of world literature. New York: Checkmark Books. • Doyle, Robert Doyle P. "Books Challenged or Banned in 2009–2010." Think For Yourself. Web. 3 Apr. 2011. <http:// • www.ila.org/pdf/2010banned.pdf>. • Mullally, Claire. "Firstamendmentcenter.org: Libraries & First Amendment in Speech - Topic." Firstamendmentcenter.org: Welcome to the First Amendment Center • Online. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. <http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/speech/libraries/topic.aspx?topic=banned_books>. • "Concord Library Ban." University of Virginia Library. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. <http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/hfconcrd.html>. • Twain, Mark. "'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' - Removing the N Word from Huck Finn: Top 10 Censored Books - • TIME." Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. • <http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1842832_1842838_1844945,00.html>.