After Knox County Schools banned the globally renowned book "Roots" by Alex Haley, the late author's family is speaking out.
With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves ...
The landmark 1976 novel joins dozens of books by Black authors facing increased scrutiny and removal in schools nationwide. A ...
The district says the removal is required under Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act.
"Roots" by Alex Haley, a globally-renowned book about Black history and an official TN state book, has been banned in Knox ...
"Roots" by Alex Haley was taken off shelves after a district review found part of the book violated a relatively new state law called the age-appropriate materials act.
The Tennessee district’s decision came from concerns in the 'Roots' novel‘s specific passage in Chapter 84, flagging it for ...
Knox County Schools in Knoxville, Tennessee, has banned “Roots,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novel by Alex Haley that ...
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