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Books on the shelf in a library (Getty Images / ilbusca)

Mo. GOP votes to defund public libraries

Chris Walker - Truthout
Woman holding the book "Their Eyes Were Watching God" (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Amistad Press)

Thank you, white man down in Florida

Melissa Bunni Elian
Dolly Parton (L) and Miley Cyrus perform onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

"They banned Dolly": How low can GOP go?

Amanda Marcotte
Shot of a shelf with books in an empty library (Getty Images/LumiNola)

Librarians: Book bans hit record high

Julia Conley - Common Dreams
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A statue of Emmett Till is unveiled on October 21, 2022 in Greenwood, Mississippi. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Fahrenheit 2023

Deirdre Sugiuchi
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon addresses the crowd during a "fall family" rally at Mueller's Orchard on October 22, 2022 in Linden, Michigan. Dixon is challenging Michigan incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the November midterm election. (Photo by (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

Michigan GOP: Ban books on divorce

Amanda Marcotte
A student holds up a sign against banning CRT as members of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School Board meet in Placentia, California, on March 23, 2022. (Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Those who rule want to crush knowledge

Chris Hedges
Shot of a shelf with books in an empty library (Getty Images/LumiNola)

"Statewide book bans" coming to Florida

Kathryn Joyce
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Moms for Liberty founders Tiffany Justice (L) and Tina Descovich present the Liberty Sword to Governor Ron DeSantis before he speaks during the inaugural Moms For Liberty Summit at the Tampa Marriott Water Street on July 15, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

Alarm over skyrocketing book bans

Julia Conley - Common Dreams
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Texas bans more books than any state

Brian Lopez - The Texas Tribune
Library In Reading Pennsylvania (Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

When they came for the librarians

Gretchen Corsillo
Stack Of Books On Table In Library (Getty Images/Rachan Panya/EyeEm)

Librarians try to navigate book bans

Brooke Park - The Texas Tribune
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Tennessee State Capitol Building (David Underwood/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"Burn them": GOP lawmaker on banned book

Jon Skolnik
Stack Of Books On Table In Library (Getty Images/Rachan Panya/EyeEm)

Plaintiffs say bans violate rights

Brooke Park - The Texas Tribune
A Group of elementary-aged children is reading a book in the park. (Getty Images)

Kids' book banned over rainbow on cover

Jon Skolnik
Mississippi State Capitol (Getty Images/Philip Gould)

Assistant principal fired over butt book

Jon Skolnik
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Display of banned books or censored books at Books Inc independent bookstore in Alameda, California, October 16, 2021. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Texas students push back on book bans

Brooke Park - The Texas Tribune
Brett Kavanaugh | Opponents to teaching Critical Race Theory are in attendance as the Placentia Yorba Linda School Board discusses a proposed resolution to ban it from being taught in schools. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

SCOTUS joins the GOP racist insurrection

Amanda Marcotte
This illustration photo taken in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 2022 shows a person holding the graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman. (MARO SIRANOSIAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Where did the book bans come from?

Jon Skolnik
A parent sits in the gallery before the Placentia Yorba Linda School Board discusses a proposed resolution to ban teaching critical race theory in schools. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

From CRT to book bans: What's next?

Thom Hartmann - Independent Media Institute
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Whoopi Goldberg during Monday's January 31, 2022 show. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS)

Report: Whoopi suspended from "The View"

Joy Saha, Hanh Nguyen
Display of banned books or censored books at Books Inc independent bookstore in Alameda, California, October 16, 2021. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Red states suddenly ramping up book bans

Jon Skolnik
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