The photocopies had been in the children's folder for more than two months upon discovery. Two books, one about the role of blacks in the Revolutionary War and the other about the Little Rock story, were banned from Intermediate School 296 due to the appearance of racial epithets in historical context. For years works of art and literature have been banned, censored, or destroyed due to the objections of one or more groups. It is even said that the roots of censorship can be traced back to the day when the Pope ordered fig leaves to be painted on Adam and Eve. Museum funding is threatened, publishing rights are stripped, and respectability among peers is often put into question.
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