{"id":4747,"date":"2020-06-16T14:04:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T19:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/?page_id=4747"},"modified":"2023-06-22T14:20:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T18:20:57","slug":"beloved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/beloved\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned Books 2022 &#8211; Beloved"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<p><!-- *  START LEFT COLUMN  *--><div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-3\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/bannedbooks-2022\/author\/\">2022 Author<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/bannedbooks-2022\/title\/\">2022 Title<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/bannedbooks\/\">Banned Books Home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cover<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3118\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/files\/2020\/06\/beloved.jpg\" alt=\"beloved\" width=\"303\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mulibiiidb.marshall.edu\/record=b1154334\">Held at Marshall (Drinko Library, PS3563.O8749 B4 1987).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- *** ** END LEFT COLUMN ** ***-->\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p><p><!-- *** ** START RIGHT COLUMN ** **--><div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-9\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p><strong>Marshall University does not ban books!  The information is provided to let people know what has been banned\/challenged elsewhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>2022<\/h2>\n<p>The Protect Nebraska Children Coalition brought an extensive list of books to the Wauneta-Pallisade (NE) Public Schools board meeting and wanted the books removed from both the elementary and high school libraries. The list of more than 30 titles included <strong>The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian<\/strong> by Sherman Alexie, <strong>Ghost Boys<\/strong> by Jewell Parker Rhodes, <strong>Thirteen Reasons Why<\/strong> by Jay Asher, <strong>Go Tell It on the Mountain<\/strong> by James Baldwin, <strong>Speak<\/strong> by Laurie Halse Anderson, <strong>Dear Martin<\/strong> by Nic Stone, <strong>The Color Purple<\/strong> by Alice Walker, <strong>The Kite Runner<\/strong> by Khaled Hosseini, <strong>Beloved<\/strong> by Toni Morrison, <strong>The Undefeated<\/strong> by Kwame Alexander, <strong>Pink Is for Boys<\/strong> by Robb Pearlman, and <strong>Harbor Me<\/strong> by Jacqueline Woodson. The books were removed for evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>At the Bedford County (VA) Public Schools, Moms for Liberty challenged <strong>The Bluest Eye<\/strong> along with <strong>Beloved<\/strong>, also by Toni Morrison, plus <strong>The Kite Runner<\/strong> by Khaled Hosseini, <strong>The Glass Castle<\/strong> by Jeannette Walls, <strong>#MurderTrending<\/strong> by Gretchen McNeil, <strong>Two Boys Kissing<\/strong> by David Levithan, <strong>All Boys Aren\u2019t Blue<\/strong> by George M. Johnson, <strong>What My Mother Doesn\u2019t Know<\/strong> by Sonya Sones, <strong>Rick<\/strong> by Alex Gino, <strong>Freakboy<\/strong> by Kristin Elizabeth Clark, <strong>Love Drugged<\/strong> by James Klise, and <strong>Beautiful Music for Ugly Children<\/strong> by Kristin Cronn-Mills. The group said it objected to graphic depictions of sexual acts, violence, substance use, and LGBTQIA+ representation. Board members cited policy, which limited challenges to one book at a time. BCPS administrators and book review committees made the decision not to remove any of the challenged titles from school libraries.<\/p>\n<h2>2017<\/h2>\n<p>Challenged on the Fairfax County (VA) senior English reading list by a parent claiming &#8220;the book includes scenes of violent sex, including a gang rape, and was too graphic and extreme for teenagers.&#8221; The controversy led to legislation (House Bill S16) that calls for the Virginia Department of Education to create a policy that notifies parents of the content and then allows them to review the materials. The novel is inspired by the story of an African-American slave, Margaret Garner, who escaped slavery in Kentucky in late January 1856 by fleeing to Ohio, a free state.<\/p>\n<h2>2016<\/h2>\n<p>Challenged, but retained as an optional summer reading choice in the Satellite Beach (FL) High School Advanced Placement classes. A parent admitted not having read the entire book when he addressed the committee in September, but wanted the book banned because of what he called &#8220;porn content.&#8221; Challenged on the Fairfax County (VA) senior English reading list by a parent claiming &#8220;the book includes scenes of violent sex, including a gang rape, and was too graphic and extreme for teenagers.&#8221; The controversy led to legislation (House Bill 516) that calls for the Virginia Department of Education to create a policy that notifies parents of the content and then allows them to review the materials. The novel is inspired by the story of an African-American slave, Margaret Garner, who escaped slavery in Kentucky in late January 1856 by fleeing to Ohio, a free state.<\/p>\n<h2>2013<\/h2>\n<p>Challenged, but retained as a text in Salem (MI) High School Advanced Placement English courses. The complainants cited the allegedly obscene nature of some passages in the book and asked that it be removed from the curriculum. District officials determined the novel was appropriate for the age and maturity level of Advanced Placement students. In reviewing the novel, the committee also considered the accuracy of the material, the objectivity of the material and the necessity of using the material in light of the curriculum. Challenged at the Fairfax County (VA) schools because a parent complained that the book &#8220;depicts scenes of bestiality, gang rape, and an infant&#8217;s gruesome murder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>2012<\/h2>\n<p>Challenged, but retained as a text in Salem (MI) High School Advanced Placement English courses. The complainants cited the allegedly obscene nature of some passages in the book and asked that it be removed from the curriculum. District officials determined the novel was appropriate for the age and maturity level of Advanced Placement students. In reviewing the novel, the committee also considered the accuracy of the material, the objectivity of the material and the necessity of using the material in light of the curriculum.<\/p>\n<h2>2008<\/h2>\n<p>Pulled from the senior AP English class at Eastern HS in Louisville (KY) because two parents complained that the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about antebellum slavery depicted the inappropriate topics of bestiality, racism and sex. Challenged in the Coeur d&#8217;Alene (ID) School District. Some parents say the book along with five other books should require parental permission for students to read them.<\/p>\n<h2>2007<\/h2>\n<p>Retained on the Northwest Suburban HS District 214 reading list in Arlington Heights (IL) along with eight other challenged titles. A newly elected school board member raised the controversy based on excerpts from the books she&#8217;d found on the Internet. Pulled from the senior AP English class at Eastern HS in Louisville (KY) because two parents complained that the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about antebellum slavery depicted the inappropriate topics of bestiality, racism and sex.<\/p>\n<h2>On These Pages<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>Banned<\/strong> book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.<br \/>\nA <strong>Challenged<\/strong> book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.<\/p>\n<h2>For additional information contact<\/h2>\n<p>Ron Titus, <a href=\"mailto:titus@marshall.edu\">titus@marshall.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:304-696-6575\">304-696-6575<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Last updated<\/h2>\n<p>June 22, 2023<\/p>\n<p><!-- ** ** END RIGHT COLUMN *** *-->\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><!-- *** * END FULL PAGE DIV * *** --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":784,"featured_media":0,"parent":2039,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4747","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4747"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12831,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4747\/revisions\/12831"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}