banned books

Banned Books Throughout the century there has existed books have books which have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. Every year, books in the U.S. and around the world are challenged. Some of the challenged books are banned, some aren't. Many were banned for decades from the U.S. mails under the Comstock Law of 1873. Some books have been banned for their frank sexual descriptions and their parodies of contemporary literature. Several …

…if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular. It is important to ensure the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them. Reference: Banned Books On-Line, www.cs.cmu.edu/Web/People/spok/banned-books.html Focus Calls “Banned Books Weed” Intolerant, www.mcjonline.com/news/news2651.html Banned Books, www.nyu.edu.acf/staff/oconnort/jds/jds/ocon.sep97/0213.html News Headline Summaries, www.mcjonline.com/news.html