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Florida writer Brad Meltzer’s books on Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. were part of the 200 books by or about people of color banned by an all white York PA school board. A publisher removed references to Rosa Parks' race in a draft of a Florida textbook. Studies Weekly changed the language to comply with the Stop Woke Act, The New York Times reported. The Central York School District is facing controversy for "banning" children's books about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. Above, fourth-grade students read books at the John F In an effort to comply with Florida's new "Stop W.O.K.E. Act" law, the publisher of a Florida textbook submitted a draft revision that altered a section on Rosa Parks to remove any mention of her “I am Rosa Parks” and “I am Martin Luther King, Jr.” — which, like the other books in the series, are illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos — were two of more than 200 anti-racism I got the news on Twitter—someone told me that our kids books, “I am Rosa Parks” and “I am Martin Luther King, Jr.” had been banned. Can’t be, I thought. But it was true. In The book, which tells the story of Parks, a Black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white person, was among 176 titles banned in Florida's Duval County, according to the nonprofit PEN Rep. McGovern read a book on Rosa Parks into the record to protest ‘bans’ — but Florida is pushing back which he calls a book ban, that Duval County, and Florida at large, have placed on Author's 'I Am Rosa Parks' children's book banned by PA school district. Author Brad Meltzer reacts after the York, Pa., school district banned his children's book, 'I Am Rosa Parks,' along with Students in York, Pa., are fighting back against the school’s district’s book ban surrounding race and history, which has come to include books on Rosa Parks, Sesame Street and the biography Last October, the all-White school board unanimously banned a list of educational resources that included a children’s book about Rosa Parks, Malala Yousafzai’s autobiography and CNN’s McGovern claimed Duval County Schools banned “The Life of Rosa Parks” from their school library, when in reality the district said the book was never purchased in the first place. McGovern said on Twitter that U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is “lying” after he said books were not banned in Duval County, such as “the book in question Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, challenged the allegation that "The Life of Rosa Parks" was banned in Duval County. "Books about Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron from the Essential Voices collection are among approximately 10,000 books that have been reviewed and approved through the new state-required book review process," Roy said to the House. Look at these books that have already been banned due to Republican measures,” she said, holding up several children’s books. “The Life of Rosa Parks. This, apparently, is too ‘woke’ by the Republican Party[‘s standards]. Song of Solomon is unacceptable to Republican politics.” (Editor's Note: Year should read 2023) At a press briefing promoting school choice, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) fired back at a Democratic claim that a book on The debate about whether this book was banned in Duval Schools went viral on Twitter, prompting Duval Schools to respond that it never purchased "The Life of Rosa Parks." Invoice records and book Duval County, in Florida, banned the book in its schools along with 175 other titles. "'The Life of Rosa Parks' – this apparently is too woke by the Republican Party," she said. She likened the proposed legislation to fascism. "When we talk about progressive values, I can say what my progressive value is," she said. The book in question was "Rosa Parks" by Eloise Greenfield — a text that informs young readers about segregation and Rosa Parks' contributions to the civil rights movement by telling the story A Pennsylvania school district that had banned a list of anti-racism books and educational resources by or about people of color — including children’s titles about Rosa Parks and Martin The list included bestsellers like Ibram Kendi's "How To Be An Antiracist" to coloring books and children's books about history, including "I Am Rosa Parks." The book ban in York County got the
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