In a letter of protest, the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Missouri Library Association said: “We encourage you to reexamine the depth of your commitment to education in the truest sense, and to find your courage in the face of baseless political grandstanding at the expense of educators and students in your district.” Backlash was swift, critics saying the board had violated first amendment rights. The Wentzville ban was imposed after a challenge by a parent exercising the right to request titles not be available to their children. Morrison’s 1970 debut novel is one of several titles, including Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe and L8R, G8R by Lauren Myracle, to have gained the attention of school boards in conservative US areas.
The board made national news last month when it voted 4-3 to remove the book from school libraries, citing themes of racism, incest and child molestation.
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