“Regimes ban books, not democracies'
Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs bill, June 12, 2023, at Harold Washington Library in downtown Chicago.ideological fight reaches book shelves, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation on Monday that would cut off state funding forPritzker called the bill, which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024, the first of its kind. The legislation arrives as conservatives across the nation push to restrict or outright ban texts discussing race and L.G.B.T.Q. issues.
in 2022, and a record number of 2,571 unique titles were targeted for censorship, according to the American Library Association in March.
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