Knox County Schools Ban State Book 'Roots' by Alex Haley
A review committee said a Chapter 84 passage met Tennessee’s threshold for removal, while the district said the novel may still be used in direct instruction.
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The Rickey Smiley Morning Show‘Roots’ Removed: Knox County Bans Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize Winning Classic From Libraries Over One Paragraph
Pulitzer Prize winning author Alex Haley’s seminal novel Roots has been added to Knox County Schools’ growing list of books removed from library shelves. According to WATE 6, it is due to the Tennessee’s Age Appropriate Materials Act, which is causing discourse of its exclusion as one of America’s most culturally significant literary works centered on Black history and generational survival. Source: TPLP / Getty The Tennessee district’s decisio…
Alex Haley's ROOTS Banned by Tennessee School District
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Knox County Public Schools removes Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize Roots over passage
Photo courtesy of Getty Images The Knox County Public Schools district in Tennessee removed the Pulitzer Prize winning author Alex Haley’s seminal novel Roots from the library shelves. According to published reports, the removal was due to the Tennessee’s Age Appropriate Materials Act, which is causing discourse of its exclusion as one of America’s most culturally significant literary works centered on Black history and generational survival. Th…
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