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First Amendment debates
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Why *To Kill a Mockingbird* Was Banned: The Controversial Legacy Behind Harper Lee’s Classic
The novel’s central themes—childhood innocence, racial injustice, and moral courage—were groundbreaking when published, yet they also made it a lightning rod...
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Why Was *Catcher in the Rye* Censored? The Controversial Legacy of America’s Most Banned Book
The novel’s protagonist, Holden Caulfield, is a 16-year-old dropout who wanders New York City, riddled with existential dread and a deep-seated fear of...