“Growing up in East Texas, we didn’t have any money for books” – Moyers on Banned Books Week

Since the death of Radio Free Texas, banned books take on even more importance in the history of freedom and free thought, in Texas.

This is the state where, still, even the governor and the State Board of Education carry on unholy crusades against books and ideas, like evolution, racial equality, and voting rights.  Moyers knows what he’s talking about.

More:

• Banned Books Week Draws Attention to Censorship (washington.cbslocal.com)
• Bill Moyers: WATCH: The Bane of Banned Books (huffingtonpost.com)
• Read the ACLU of Texas’ Banned Books Report (ncacblog.wordpress.com)
• Banned books–is your child reading them? (mysouthwestga.com)
• The Benefits of Banning Books (educationontheplate.com)
• We Read Banned Books (bookpeopleblog.wordpress.com)