Madison County School Board Member Christopher Wingate, shown here being sworn into office, won approval from all but one of his fellow members Thursday night to ban 21 books from the Madison County High School Library. MadRapp file photo.
They are really scared of Toni Morrison, huh? And Madison County parents are fine with their high school children being denied access to the work of a Nobel Prize winner? https://t.co/tlIoUn6tCI
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) January 17, 2023
Madison County School Board bans 21 books from high school library
Ignoring calls from the community to focus on achievement gaps, the Madison County School Board approved banning 21 books from the Madison County High School Library at its first meeting of the calendar year on January 12. Voting for the banning were newly-elected chair Nita Collier, newly-elected vice chair Christopher Wingate, and newly-elected board member Greg Martz.
The books are:
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Shatter Me series of 6 books by Tahereh Mafi (Defy Me, Ignite Me, Restore Me, Shatter Me, Imagine Me, Unravel Me)
Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Sula by Toni Morrison
Love by Toni Morrison
The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Empire of Storms by Sarah Maas
Bag of Bones by Stephen King
11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King
It by Stephen King
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
