Bonfire of the vanities
Book Burnings
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
A member of the SA throws confiscated books into the bonfire during the public burning of "un-German" books on the Opernplatz in Berlin. —United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
Kanawha County Textbook Controversy
This violent 1974 clash over textbooks in West Virginia prepped the nation for a New Right movement: Shooting at buses, striking miners, and the KKK Timeline
Two women in Ku Klux Klan robes and a cross which was burned at a rally in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1975. The Klan had pledged to unite anti-textbook forces in Kanawha County. (AP Photo)
from the First Amendment Encyclopedia
The Complete Maus by The definitive edition of the graphic novel acclaimed as "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Wall Street Journal) and "the first masterpiece in comic book history" (The New Yorker) * PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * One of Variety's "Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read" A brutally moving work of art--widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written--Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author's father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author's account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history's most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma.What's it like to have Terry McAuliffe block you from having a say in your child's education?
— Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) October 25, 2021
This mom knows – she lived through it. Watch her powerful story. #VAgov pic.twitter.com/u8EjmMQX0n
Waukee Community School District School Board Meeting 10/25/2021
