Holt, Rinehart and Winston (textbooks)

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Date: 1986

Region: North America

Subject: Religion

Medium: Textbook


Artist: Holt, Rinehart and Winston book publishers


Confronting Bodies: Parents in Hawkins County, Tennessee and Concerned Women for America


Dates of Action: 1980s


Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee


Description of Artwork: The reading series presented various ideas to promote acceptance and tolerance of all religions and cultures.

The Incident: Some parents in Hawkins County, Tennessee objected to the school's use of a reading series because of the various ideas promoted through the text. The parents were born again Christians whose religious beliefs forbade its followers from reading materials suggesting ideas contrary to their religious philosophy.

Results of Incident: The matter went to the United States Court of Appeals which held that the school district could continue to use the Holt, Rinehart and Winston reading series.

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