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Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color

Written by Katherine Spoon, Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder

A display of banned books sits in a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Pittsford, N.Y. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

Book bans in U.S. schools and libraries during the 2021-22 school year disproportionately targeted children’s books written by people of color – especially women of color – according to a peer-reviewed study we published....

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