Books that touched on race were among the most challenged as inappropriate for libraries in 2020
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Books that talked about racism and racial justice -- or told the stories of people of color or the LGBTQ community -- were among the most challenged as inappropriate for students in 2020, according to a survey by the American Library Association.
As the nation attempted a reckoning in 2020 over the issue of race in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, parents took issue with books that dealt with some of the same issues. For the first time in the survey's history, six of the 10 most-challenged books -- out of 273 books that were targeted in libraries, schools and universities -- touched on issues of race, and the complaints ranged from "divisive language" to anti-police views, according to the ALA. The list included new books plus library staples such as "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Of Mice and Men."
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