Chronicles of cancelling
Jul. 6th, 2022 06:55 pmhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/books/book-ban-librarians.html
Now tell me again about our right wing and its desire for liberty, intellectual freedom and its stance against cancelling.
Suzette Baker was fired from her job at the head of Kingsland Library branch in Llano County, Tex., after she repeatedly refused to remove books as county officials had demanded, according to a lawsuit. The suit was filed this spring by residents against county officials, saying they violated the First Amendment by censoring books.
Among the titles officials wanted removed were “How to Be an Antiracist,” by Ibram X. Kendi, and “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Llano County officials and the county attorney did not respond to a request for comment.
Now tell me again about our right wing and its desire for liberty, intellectual freedom and its stance against cancelling.