Page 10 University Daily Kansan, September 10, 1982
Banned books used to fight censorship
By BRET WALLACE Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Book lovers across the United States are arming themselves with so-called offensive books to fight the war against ISIS. Almaaned Books Week, which ends tomorrow,
"Censorship is the second largest drive in man," Judy Kruger, director of the office for intellectual freedom for the Library Association, said yesterday.
According to a pamphlet put out by organizations opposing the bans, most of the groups calling for the bans are religious, right-wing organizations, and many Moral Majority, which gives funding to many of the protests against books.
"Even books like the Bible and the koran are being banned because they contain religious content."
Men have been fighting censorship since the beginning of time, she said.
Socrates was executed because people found his teachings offensive.
The purpose of Banned Books Week, which is in its first year, is to inform the public that individuals and groups are allowed to read. People are allowed to read, she said.
Krug said she had no doubt the week would have a substantial effect.
"When people realize that some of the finest literature ever developed by man is being banned, they are going to take an interest," she said.
"From the number of reporters that have been calling this week, I would say that people are getting the message," she said.
According to the pamphlet, the American Heritage Dictionary and Webster's A New World Dictionary of the Bible image also are on the list of banned books.
The American Heritage Dictionary was banned in schools in Anchorage,
Other books that have been banned include "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twin, "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell and "World" by Adaun Hinkley. Also banned are many children's books by Judy Bloom.
Banned Books Week is co-sponsored by the American Bookskellers Association, the National Association of Book Publishers, and the American Library Association.
The sponsors of Banned Book Week encourage people to fight censorship by standing up and speaking against it, reading banned books and wearing a tie. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Society of Journalists and Authors that reads, "I read banned books."
Krug said the idea for Banned Books Week came from a banned books exhibit her group set up two years ago. "We figured we could reach more people this way," she said.
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The Oread Bookstore in the Kansas Union has set up a display of some of the banned books with pamphlets explaining why some of the books were banned. The bookstore has been banned in different cities and school systems in the United States.
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