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0:56Now PlayingRep. Jamie Raskin calls out Republicans over proposed book bans #Shorts
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0:56Now PlayingRep. Jamie Raskin made an impassioned speech that criticized Republican efforts to ban books in the wake of a new report that found that banned book attempts reached a record high in 2022.
RELATEDBanned booksWhat a new wave of restrictions could mean for students
Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday. More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 and by far the most since the ALA began keeping data 20 years ago.
"I've never seen anything like this," says Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who directs the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. "The last two years have been exhausting, frightening, outrage inducing."
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