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Author Ashley Hope Pérez on Book Censorship in Schools, Libraries
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11:51Now PlayingDuring the spring and summer months, Conservative parents became hysterical about complex issues, and took advantage of public settings.
In September, author Ashley Hope Pérez found herself at the center of an attempt to ban her book, “Out of Darkness,” when video of a woman speaking out against the book at a school board meeting went viral.
She says that she has, “been the target of censorship and vicious harassment, but my greatest worry is what this trend means for young people who rely on school libraries.”
Pérez spoke to Aisha Mills on “AMplified with Aisha Mills” to share her thoughts on this disturbing trend in censorship this year.
All this and more on “AMplified with Aisha Mills.”
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