Search results
Oct 8, 2022 · The most recent episode of banning happened in the Burbank California Unified School District, when the book was pulled from the schools' programs because parents complained about its racist language, according to Marshall University.
Schools in Burbank will no longer be able to teach a handful of classic novels, including Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, following concerns raised by parents over racism. Middle and high...
Feb 19, 2016 · Banned in Lindale, Texas, for content that “conflicted with the values of the community.”. Challenged by a Glynn County School Board (Ga.) member because of profanity. Challenged at Muskogee...
Five novels had been challenged in Burbank: Harper Lee’s “ To Kill a Mockingbird,” Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” John Steinbeck’s “ Of Mice and Men,” Theodore Taylor’s “T...
Aug 18, 2022 · In one early instance, the school board of Virginia's Hanover County unanimously voted in 1966 to remove the book after board member W.C. Bosher found his son, a high school junior,...
- Managing Editor
The novel’s title comes from a conversation between Atticus and Scout where Atticus states that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” because they simply sing their song and never harm others. The mockingbird is used as a symbol for Robinson, who was innocent and never hurt anyone, yet was shot dead.
People also ask
Where did 'to kill a Mockingbird' get banned?
Can Burbank schools teach to kill a Mockingbird?
Why did Harper Lee remove 'to kill a Mockingbird' from school?
Where did 'to kill a Mockingbird' go?
The school board of Hanover County, Va., banned the book as “immoral literature” in 1966 because the plot centered on rape. I would have thought the readers of the books subreddit would be more likely to read before commenting, but I guess not.
