Why book bans are spreading across the United States
Parents divided as books removed from schools.
The American Library Association says attempts to ban books have reached a record high. Most of the books targeted are by or about members of the LGBTQ community and other minorities. The main battleground is in schools, with parents and teachers arguing about what’s appropriate for children and what’s censorship.
To explain this chapter of America’s culture wars, Katya speaks with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Annie Phrommayon, who’s based in Florida, where the debate over books is sharpest, and Lucy Proctor, who made the award-winning Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ podcast series The Coming Storm, about polarisation and conspiracies in the US.
The Global Story delivers insights from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ experts around the world, with Katya Adler. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note on WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.
Today’s episode of The Global Story was made by Alice Aylett-Roberts, Neal Razzell and Emilia Jansson. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
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