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The actual list of the 381 books banned by Hegseth is jaw-dropping. As you may have noticed, most deal with Race and/or Gender and our country's complex history with the same. Among the titles banned are many that are currently available in our Coronado Library.
Among one of the notable books banned but not mentioned anywhere is the incredibly well-researched book Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream by the Civil Rights activist, researcher and historian Leonard Zeskind. Published in 2009, Zeskind lays out in intricate detail the history of the White Nationalist movement from the mid 1950s to 2009. The book forebodes the possibility of what has now come to be in the current Trump 2.0 administration that is a supercharged anti-Immigrant, anti-Black, anti-LGBTQ administration. Here is the Kirkus Review of the book:
Banning books that describe how we got here is exactly the point. As you point out, repeating historical atrocities is easier when events are erased from memory.
Support our library. Come to the book fair on Saturday April 12, 10 to 4 in front of the library. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Coronado Public Library.
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The actual list of the 381 books banned by Hegseth is jaw-dropping. As you may have noticed, most deal with Race and/or Gender and our country's complex history with the same. Among the titles banned are many that are currently available in our Coronado Library.
Among one of the notable books banned but not mentioned anywhere is the incredibly well-researched book Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream by the Civil Rights activist, researcher and historian Leonard Zeskind. Published in 2009, Zeskind lays out in intricate detail the history of the White Nationalist movement from the mid 1950s to 2009. The book forebodes the possibility of what has now come to be in the current Trump 2.0 administration that is a supercharged anti-Immigrant, anti-Black, anti-LGBTQ administration. Here is the Kirkus Review of the book:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/leonard-zeskind/blood-and-politics/
Banning books that describe how we got here is exactly the point. As you point out, repeating historical atrocities is easier when events are erased from memory.
Thanks for this insightful comment, Kevin.