Intellectual Freedom
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The First Amendment of the United States Constitution
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National Council of Teachers of English - Students' Right to Read
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ACLU - Students' Rights: Speech, Walkouts, and Other Protests
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Banned in the USA: PEN America's Report on The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools (great source for statistics)
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Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS
National Coalition Against Censorship
We envision an American society that understands, values, defends, and vigorously exercises free expression in a just, egalitarian, diverse, and inclusive democracy.
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Individuals ages 13-21 can apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook collection as well as our learning databases.
Partner libraries with the Brooklyn Public Library who offer individuals the ability to apply for a free eCard, providing access to banned and challenged books across the country.
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PEN America
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide.
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Penguin Random House
At Penguin Random House, we believe in the right to freedom of expression and protecting writers against censorship. Reading is indispensable in having an informed, engaged democracy, and the dramatic rise in efforts to ban books in public schools and libraries—many of them by BIPOC or LGBTQ voices—threatens the advancement of our society and culture.
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Unite Against Book Bans
Unite Against Book Bans is a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.
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ACLU
Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ACLU has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone.
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