So successful was the Lost Cause propaganda campaign that most Americans forgot the true meaning of the Civil War.

Books have a way of sparking empathy, drawing readers into the lives of characters who may be different from themselves -- or different from other characters in the story. Kids and teens walk in ...

Along with books, transportation vouchers ... for more than 60 organizations that host public readings of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” ...

The American Library Association (ALA) released its annual list of most-challenged books on Monday, which includes new data that reveals the majority of censorship attempts in school and public ...

The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, has purged hundreds of books from its library — including "How to be Anti-Racist" by Ibram X. Kendi — as part of a push to eliminate diversity ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

As part of its annual report, the ALA unveiled its list of the 10 most “challenged books” of 2024, starting with George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” and also featuring ...

Frederick Douglass, and great-great-grandson of famed educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington. Growing up surrounded by the relics of his famous ancestry — including Douglass’ ...

According to the report, there were 821 attempts to censor library books across all library types in 2024. This is down from the previous year, though still the third-highest number of book challenges ...

The Navy late Friday provided the list of 381 books that have been taken out of its library. The move marks another step in the Trump administration’s far-reaching effort to purge so-called DEI ...