Censorship In Libraries

The defenition for censorship in essence is to hide and destroy any piece of knowledge from the public that the government, does not deem acceptable for public consumption. Libraries arent just places that kids go to study, or where fantastic movies about teens stuck in detention are filmed. Libraries are gigantic, huge, monuments, filled to the brim with knowledge. That knowledge has not only helped us improve our society as a whole, its helped us better the world. Libraries should never, in any case, be censored from the public. In the bill of rights, one of the most famous, and important amendments to americans in any time period is the first amendment, Specifically the freedom of speech. This right not only allows people to say whatever they want, it allows people to hear every side of an argument, and form their own opinions on many subjects, concerning our society …show more content…
Take slavery for example. In the seventeen to eightteen hundreds slaves were never allowed to read books. let alone learn how to read in the first place. Slave owners felt that if they alllowed them to do this then slaves would eventually revolt. They censored the slaves they owned as much as possible, in order to contain control over an entire race of people. This only proves the point that censorship in libraries would be terrible. You wouldnt only be able to not experience many viewpoints and opinons, you would probably have to leanr about someones own personal opinion. All that would do is limit your education, and if we do that tp future generations, then the world is headed down a very dark path. History has proven time and time again, that people who refuse to open themselves to new ideas, set themselves up for failure, whether it be racists, dictators, religious zealots, etc. If you dont try to accept new ideas and show other people these new ideas then you have blinded yourself and the people around