In response to Texas Rep. Matt Krause’s published list of 850 books on race and sexuality that he targeted for their subject matter —many of which were pulled from school library shelves—a group of Texas school librarians has decided to push back. Last November, they orchestrated #FReadom Fighters, a social media campaign with the goal of supporting authors, teachers, librarians, and students in their pursuit of intellectual freedom…
… As the war on books persists, amid repeated requests from parents, state officials, and policy makers to ban books that speak to a broader culture, efforts from the #FReadom Fighters continue to ramp up by highlighting books that promote diversity and inclusivity.
