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“Tennessee has been dubbed the ‘state of hate’ because it has considered and passed so many anti-trans bills this year.” — NBC News
“The book ban in York County got the attention of several students at Central York High School, in particular members of the school’s anti-racist student group. They say the list targeted works by so-called BIPOC authors—Black, Indigenous and people of color—and they began to protest in school and outside of school board meetings. Then in late September, the school board reversed the ban, at least for now.” — NPR
“There’s a reason why, after the George Floyd killing last year, people suddenly started giving people books. There’s a reason why there’s so much concern about different disinformation online; it’s because reading can change who you are as a person. The reason why people ban books is because reading can have profound implications for understanding our world and becoming who you would like to be.” — The San Diego Union-Tribune
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