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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1978|1978]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Language|Language | ====Subject: [[:Category:Language|Language]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Textbook|Textbook | ====Medium: [[:Category:Textbook|Textbook]]==== | ||
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'''Confronting Bodies:''' Missouri Library and Anchorage School Board | |||
''' | '''Confronted Bodies''' American Heritage Dictionary | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' | '''Dates of Action:''' 1978 and 1987 | ||
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'''The Incident:''' | '''The Incident:''' In 1978, an Eldon, Missouri library banned the dictionary because it contained 39 "objectionable" words. And, in 1987, the Anchorage School Board banned the dictionary for similar reasons, i.e., having slang definitions for words such as "bed," "knocker," and "balls." <P> | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1978]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1970s]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1980s]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Missouri]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Arkansas]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Anchorage]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Textbook]] | [[Category:Textbook]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Education]] | ||
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