Illinois Featured Content

  • 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
    Professor Emily Knox. Photo by: Chris Marcinek

    Images

    • Professor Emily Knox. Photo by: Chris Marcinek

    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.