![]() ![]() Challenged as an assignment in an American literature class in Pittsgrove, NJ (1977).The book was later reinstated in the curriculum when the board learned that the vote was illegal because they needed a two-thirds vote for removal of the text. Based on parents' objections to the language and content of the book, the school board voted 5-4 to ban the book. Removed from the Selinsgrove, PA suggested reading list (1975).In 1963, a delegation of parents of high school students in Columbus, OH, asked the school board to ban the novel for being "anti-white" and "obscene." The school board refused the request.The teacher appealed and was reinstated by the school board, but the book was removed from use in the school. In 1960, a teacher in Tulsa, OK was fired for assigning the book to an eleventh grade English class. ![]() Since its publication, this title has been a favorite target of censors.
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