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Banned Books: When Books Are Threatened, Where Do We Turn?

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“How can we reckon with America’s history of racism and racial violence if our institutions shut down opportunities to use the arts for public engagement?” asks PEN America's Kristen Shahverdian https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/arkansas-tech-university-artwork-controversy-mlk-day-1234655313/ #Art #Artists ##FreeSpeech #ArtisticExpression @ArkansasTech

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