Researchers found that most of the books on the banned list are titles centered on race, racism, abortion, and LGBTQ+ issues.
"What we're seeing is really unprecedented in recent memory for our organization and book bans are something we've worked on for many decades. This is a completely new level of phenomenon that we're seeing. A lot of organizations also sprung up that are pushing for these book bans," Summer Lopez, chief program officer of Free Expression Programs for PEN America, said.
"It's understandable that parents might have concerns about certain content being introduced to their children. I think the problem is when you decide that your concerns about your own children mean that these books should be restricted for everyone else's children as well," Lopez said., PEN America recorded 1,648 unique titles that have been banned at schools across the country between July 2021 and June 2022.
"Unfortunately, I think a lot of this conversation has now been politicized and so, I anticipate that with this upcoming election period, we're not going to see this slow down," she said. "We've also been tracking legislation introduced in states around the country to restrict what can be taught in both the K-12 and college levels. We've called these 'educational gag orders' and they've vastly increased over the last few years.
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