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Last week, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that it will no longer publish or license six specific books from the Dr. Seuss collection. This piqued our interest regarding the history of what other classic books have been censored or self-censored in our history due to social pressure. For example, did you know that Fahrenheit 451, a book about book banning, book burning and book censoring, was itself censored in America? And what is banned books week?

Brianna Keilar of CNN rhymes the new Dr. Seuss-style. Watch video. 

📚 Below are citations to some sources discussed in this podcast. Visit the post on ThePeel.news site for citations to specific pages.

Karolides, Nicholas J, et al. 100 Banned Books - Censorship Histories of World Literature. Checkmark Books, 1999. Amazon link.

Goodwin, Doris K. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2005. Amazon link. 

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