Knox County School Board Member Asks for 'Roots' to Be Returned to School Libraries

Knox County Removes 'Roots' From Banned Book List

It took only days for Knox County Public Schools to reverse ts banning of Alex Haley's "Root"Read more...

Knox County Schools takes "Roots" off banned book list, restores to libraries

Knox County Schools has reversed its ban on “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alex Haley.

Knox County Schools takes “Roots” off banned book list, restores to libraries

An East Tennessee school district has reversed its ban on “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alex Haley, after weeks of community backlash, board member pressure, and statewide criticism, all unfolding in the same…

Knox County Schools will put 'Roots' back on shelves, superintendent says

"Our intent will always be to err on the side of access, which is the decision I have made with regard to 'Roots.'"

Knox County School Board member asks for 'Roots' to be returned to school libraries

Knox County School Board Member Katherine Bike has requested that the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Roots" be returned to school libraries, arguing that the law was not intended to remove works of American history due to a single passage.

'Not a neutral act' | Knox County School Board member asks colleagues to keep 'Roots' on library shelves

A Knox County Schools board member urges colleagues to keep "Roots" in libraries, challenging a Tennessee law banning age-inappropriate content.