They also tended to feature characters of color. In addition ... claim they are doing so to protect children, there is little evidence to suggest that book bans actually shield them from ...

They also tended to feature characters of color. In addition ... claim they are doing so to protect children, there is little evidence to suggest that book bans actually shield them from harmful ...

This is largely because women of color were more likely to write children’s books featuring diverse characters. “By banning children’s books, these political actions served as a symbolic move to ...

Most of the banned children’s books deal with race ... 14 included LGBTQ+ characters and 17 had characters of color, with some books falling into multiple categories, PEN America said.