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These books were among the most-challenged titles in U.S. libraries in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association.
The attempts to ban βGender *****β by Maia Kobabe, βAll Boys Arenβt Blueβ by George M. Johnson and βThe Bluest Eyeβ by Morrison were part of a growing trend across the U.S. There were 1,269 efforts to censor books and other resources in libraries in 2022, according to the libraries group. That figure is nearly double the year before and marks a record for a single year. The association has been tracking these trends for more than two decades.
More than 2,500 individual titles fell under scrutiny in 2022, the majority of which focused on or were written by LGBT individuals and people of color.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/there-were-1-269-efforts-to-ban-books-in-2022-these-were-the-most-targeted-e19f3f33