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By Sanhita SinhaRoy September 19, More than anti-censorship advocates convened September 17 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D. The event, organized by the American Library Association ALA , aimed to strengthen partnerships and sharpen strategy in the battle against book challenges. That summit produced the Freedom to Read Statement , a response to Sen.

It is continuously under attack. In her keynote, Hannah-Jones discussed the power of reading to change minds, build empathy, and topple systems.

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She recounted spending hours at the Waterloo Iowa Public Library as a kid, and later being influenced by a high school teacher who inspired her to read books about Black studies. But the current legislative movement to erase the history of racial inequality and injustice is one tactic of reimplementing inequitable policies, she said. Your work is prodemocracy work.

Just do what you do—and also vote. Following Hannah-Jones, a panel discussed specific censorship campaigns, including those in Arkansas and Texas, and how they were defeated.