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There is more than one side to any story. This is more true with censorship of
the written word than with most topics. You know where you stand on this issue,
but what is your opinion based on? Is it based on fact and your morals, or on
other people's morals? To help determine this, it is a good idea to find out what
other people have thought on the issue. Here are some articles, essays and speeches
that cover this issue from a different side of the story.
On August 28, 2000 an article in the "New York Times" by David D. Kirkpatrick
illustrated a new example of one of the oldest forms of censorship and book banning.
Banned Books Week 1997: A Case of Misrepresentation DEAD LINK, no alternative found.
A warning to practice what you preach. If you're for free speech, make sure you
are not preventing it.
This article on a new organization wanting to "restrict access to public
library materials it deems inappropriate" is now not found, but we have redirected
the link to People For the American Way Constituional Liberties page.
"Freedom To Read" DEAD LINK, no alternative
found.
An essay on censorship of that which is written, both in the form of books and
that of the internet.
Focus on the Family Calls 'Banned Books Week' a Fraud
DEAD LINK, no alternative found.
Here is an article on American Library Association (ALA) Banned Books Week and
what some feel it stands for.
Time Forum from Transcript from Wed. Sept. 24th, 1997
DEAD LINK, no alternative found.
A discussion with Herbert Foerstel, author of the book Banned in the U.S.A.,
about censorship.
"But by far the most common type of censorship involves books quietly disappearing
from libraries. Sometimes a parent who objects to a book but doesn't want to go
through a formal challenge just slips it off the shelf. Frequently a librarian
who may fear for her job removes a book that has become controversial." Just
a taste of what this article holds.
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