A school librarian who faced online harassment and death threats from conservatives for speaking out against book bans wrote her own book documenting her fight to defend herself. Louisiana librarian Amanda Jones, author of “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America,” joins Joy Reid with her story.
My take on Book Bans: I was ever so fortunate to have someone come into my life and spark my interest, wonder, and amazement. This person in my case was my English teacher who lifted me from failing to an A+ literature student. Thankfully this was long before books were being taken off shelves by right-wing extremists or it would never have happened. We owe Amanda Jones the same degree of gratitude for inspiring many others to take a similar stand against book bans.
Meanwhile in Florida.....
