blog posts Why is a past attempt to ban 'Beloved' from a high school curriculum a political issue now? Nov 10, 2021 8:45 am by Jodi HeckelExpert Viewpoints Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Professor Emily Knox, author of 'Book Banning in 21st-Century America,' says societal issues, such as changing racial demographics and disagreements over how to teach the history of race, prompt challenges to certain kinds of books. Share on Facebook Tweet Email