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Why Certain Books Were Banned
To find information on your banned book:
- select the Literature Suppressed on... title below that has your banned book
- scroll down the page to the table of contents, or click on "PDF Full Text" to search within the book for your banned book
- Literature Suppressed on Political GroundsTitles in this volume include: 1984, Grapes of Wrath, Gulliver's Travels, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Jungle, Slaughterhouse-Five
- Literature Suppressed on Religious GroundsTitles in this volume include: Analects (Confucius), Dialogue Concerning the Two World Systems (Galileo), On the Origin of Species (Darwin), The Satanic Verses (Rushdie), Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Locke),
- Literature Suppressed on Sexual GroundsTitles in this volume include: Ulysses
- Literature Suppressed on Social GroundsTitles in this volume include: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Brave New World, Catcher in the Rye, The Color Purple, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Autobiography of Malcolm X
If your banned book is not in any of the Literature Suppressed on __________Grounds books, look in the sources listed below:
- Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window
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Search for your book title.
In the list of results, select "Topic & Work Overviews".
- Silenced in the Library: Banned Books in AmericaOnly one person can use this ebook at a time, so be sure to exit when you are finished.
- Controversial Books in K–12 Classrooms and Libraries : Challenged, Censored, and BannedOnly one person can use this book at a time, so be sure to exit when you are finished.