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I READ BANNED BOOKS!

A large majority of book bans underway today are not spontaneous, organic expressions of citizen concern. Rather, they reflect the work of a growing number of advocacy organizations that have made demanding censorship of certain books and ideas in libraries and schools as a part of their mission.

A common reason books are banned in the U.S. are because of racial issues. We have chosen to highlight a few pivotal, Black-authored books that have been targeted — recently or historically — for censorship.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Cover Image

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Mass Market)

By Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780345514400
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Ballantine Books - April 21st, 2009
Before She Was Harriet Cover Image

Before She Was Harriet (Paperback)

By Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780823444298
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Holiday House - June 11th, 2019
Uncle Jed's Barbershop Cover Image

Uncle Jed's Barbershop (Paperback)

By Margaree King Mitchell, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780689819131
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Published: Aladdin - January 1st, 1998
Black Frontiers: A History Of African American Heroes In The Old West Cover Image

Black Frontiers: A History Of African American Heroes In The Old West (Paperback)

By Lillian Schlissel
$10.99
ISBN: 9780689833151
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Published: Aladdin - February 1st, 2000
The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad (I Can Read Level 3) Cover Image

The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad (I Can Read Level 3) (Paperback)

By F. N. Monjo, Fred Brenner (Illustrator)
$4.99
ISBN: 9780064440424
Availability: Backordered
Published: HarperCollins - September 7th, 1983
The Mighty Miss Malone Cover Image

The Mighty Miss Malone (Paperback)

By Christopher Paul Curtis
$8.99
ISBN: 9780440422143
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Published: Yearling - March 12th, 2013
The Great Migration: Journey to the North Cover Image

The Great Migration: Journey to the North (Paperback)

By Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780061259234
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Published: Amistad Books for Young Readers - September 15th, 2020
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) Cover Image

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) (Hardcover)

By Javaka Steptoe
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316213882
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 25th, 2016
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Thunder Rose (Paperback)

By Jerdine Nolen, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780152060060
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Published: Clarion Books - September 1st, 2007
Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time Cover Image

Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time (Hardcover)

By Linda Sue Park, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781328781338
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Published: Clarion Books - September 3rd, 2019
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Sulwe (Hardcover)

By Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534425361
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - October 15th, 2019
The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Toni Morrison
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307278449
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Published: Vintage - May 8th, 2007
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Cover Image

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Hardcover)

By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor)
$38.00
ISBN: 9780593230572
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Published: One World - November 16th, 2021
All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto Cover Image

All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto (Hardcover)

By George M. Johnson
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374312718
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - April 28th, 2020
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316453691
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020
The Hate U Give Collector's Edition: A Printz Honor Winner Cover Image

The Hate U Give Collector's Edition: A Printz Honor Winner (Hardcover)

By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by)
$20.99
ISBN: 9780062872340
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Published: Balzer + Bray - September 4th, 2018
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Ghost Boys (Paperback)

By Jewell Parker Rhodes
$7.99
ISBN: 9780316262262
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 10th, 2019
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Native Son: A Novel (Paperback)

By Richard Wright
$18.00
ISBN: 9780060837563
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Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - January 10th, 2023
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice Cover Image

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice (Hardcover)

By Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard
$16.99
ISBN: 9781433828546
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Published: Magination Press - March 1st, 2018