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'''Confronting Bodies:''' Missouri Library and Anchorage School Board  
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Missouri Library and Anchorage School Board  


'''Confronted Bodies''' American Heritage Dictionary
'''Confronted Bodies''' American Heritage Dictionary


'''Dates of Action:''' 1978 and 1987
'''Dates of Action:''' 1978 and 1987


'''Location:''' United States
'''Location:''' United States


'''Description of Artwork:''' The two reference books are complete dictionaries of the English language.  <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' The two reference books are complete dictionaries of the English language.  <P>


'''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>
'''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>


'''Results of Incident:''' Unknown <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' Unknown <P>





Revision as of 22:41, 10 February 2012

Date: 1978

Region: North America

Subject: Language

Medium: Textbook



Confronting Bodies: Missouri Library and Anchorage School Board

Confronted Bodies American Heritage Dictionary

Dates of Action: 1978 and 1987

Location: United States

Description of Artwork: The two reference books are complete dictionaries of the English language.

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."

Results of Incident: Unknown

Source: Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit