Why The Banning Books Should Be Banned Essay

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Accomplished authors everywhere are weeping as their award winning books get the evil red stamp with six letters ”BANNED”. Recently, several school districts have banned “offensive” or “inappropriate” books, such as To Kill A Mockingbird. Banning Books is the worst act imaginable, equivalent to that of treason. The banning of books is unfit for a classroom setting in which students are taught to be creative and show their imagination. The book To Kill A Mockingbird was banned for the use of “inappropriate” language, but schools are still teaching the letter that M.L.K. wrote from Birmingham Jail which uses the same language. Some will argue that the Birmingham letter is of historical significance but if you really think about it To Kill

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