Monday, September 22, 2014

Map of banned books shows that Texas and Connecticut finally have something in common.


Being Banned Books Week--the American Library Association's week-long focus on everything censored in literature--the Huffington Post put together a map detailing which states have had the most books challenged since 2013.

Oregon, North Carolina, Connecticut, and Texas all lead the way, showing how attempts at censorship reach every corner of America. The the first three states each cracked at least 10 attempts at book removal. But Texas? Everything's bigger in Texas. Texas is an overachiever at attempted censorship, with 114 cases since 2013.



On the flip side, this is also one of the few times Massachusetts and Nebraska have ever been equals at anything.

They both have had zero documented attempts at book censorship during that same period.



Map/Infographic: Huffington Post


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