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Earlier in the week the American Library Association released its own list of banned and challenged books that closely tracked the PEN results. In Congress on Thursday, the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing on book bans and academic censorship. In recent months, conservative parents have addressed school board meetings in numerous states to assail books they view as sexually explicit or as addressing racism in a way to make white children feel bad about themselves. "What is happening in this country in terms of banning books in schools is unparalleled in its frequency, intensity, and success," he said.
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