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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1978|1978]] [[:Category:1987|1987]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Language|Language]]==== | |||
==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Literature|Literature]], [[:Category:Textbook|Textbook]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' American Heritage Dictionary | |||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Missouri Library and Anchorage School Board | |||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' | |||
'''Dates of Action:''' 1978 and 1987 | |||
'''Location:''' United States of America | |||
'''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:''' | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' Unknown <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' Unknown <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit<P> | |||
[[Category:1978]] | |||
[[Category:1987]] | |||
[[Category:1970s]] | |||
[[Category:1980s]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Missouri]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Arkansas]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Anchorage]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Literature]] | ||
[[Category:Textbook]] | [[Category:Textbook]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 11 November 2016
Date: 1978 1987
Region: North America
Subject: Language
Medium: Literature, Textbook
Artist: American Heritage Dictionary
Confronting Bodies: Missouri Library and Anchorage School Board
Dates of Action: 1978 and 1987
Location: United States of America
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