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Cattledog

(6,667 posts) Fri May 15, 2026, 02:28 AM 13 hrs ago

Knox County TN removes Alex Haley's "Roots" from all school libraries.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Alex Haley’s book “Roots” is included in an updated list of book titles to be removed from Knox County Schools libraries.

https://www.wate.com/news/education-schools/alex-haleys-roots-to-be-removed-from-knox-county-schools-libraries/amp/

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Knox County TN removes Alex Haley's "Roots" from all school libraries. (Original Post) Cattledog 13 hrs ago OP

We should mail them copies of Roots IzzaNuDay 13 hrs ago #1

"Guys, lemme tell you about a little something called The Streisand Effect..." Grokenstein 11 hrs ago #2

Also on the banned list: "Eyewitness Books: Mammal" muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #3

Of course Roy Rolling 11 hrs ago #4

Right. but they aren't racists. B.See 10 hrs ago #5

I grew up, for a time, with "Lost Cause" mythology in the South as a child 50+ years ago and actually thought the artemisia1 10 hrs ago #6

Knox County home of THE University of Tennessee underpants 9 hrs ago #7

IzzaNuDay

(1,329 posts)

1. We should mail them copies of Roots

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:50 AM

13 hrs ago

Yeah, and dare them to burn them. That will look really good on them!

Grokenstein

(6,422 posts)

2. "Guys, lemme tell you about a little something called The Streisand Effect..."

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 04:28 AM

11 hrs ago

They just guaranteed that new readership of Roots in Knox County--and the United States--will septuple over the next few months.

Idiots.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,565 posts)

3. Also on the banned list: "Eyewitness Books: Mammal"

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 04:53 AM

11 hrs ago

which is a normal non-fiction reference book on ... mammals.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mammal-Eyewitness-Books-Steve-Parker/dp/0789458187
Well, I guess none of them are wearing clothes in the illustrations ...

Roy Rolling

(7,703 posts)

4. Of course

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:07 AM

11 hrs ago

The ongoing existential struggle between mammals and reptile lizard men (and women) Republicans.

B.See

(8,809 posts)

5. Right. but they aren't racists.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:41 AM

10 hrs ago

(sarcasm thingy)

artemisia1

(1,904 posts)

6. I grew up, for a time, with "Lost Cause" mythology in the South as a child 50+ years ago and actually thought the

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:59 AM

10 hrs ago

Confederates were the good guys. Then I turned 11.

underpants

(197,119 posts)

7. Knox County home of THE University of Tennessee

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 07:05 AM

9 hrs ago

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