But I am also heartened by their express determination to fight for the freedom to think, to read, to debate, to discuss, and to explore. Last month, our hearing was on the thousands of books being targeted for censorship in school libraries and classrooms, such as George Orwell’s 1984, Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Drama by Raina Telgemeier, and Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale, because they address the historical and psychological realities of race, gender, sexual orientation, or power in ways that are deemed politically incorrect.īook censorship wrecks a healthy environment for free inquiry and learning, and I have been amazed by the widespread response we have received across the country to our hearing from students, parents, teachers, and authors alarmed by what is taking place in their communities. This is our second Subcommittee hearing addressing the escalating assault on free speech and free thought in classrooms across America. “Free Speech Under Attack (Part II): Curriculum Sabotage and Classroom Censorship” Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Hearing (May 19, 2022)-Below is Chairman Jamie Raskin’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties’ hearing entitled “Free Speech Under Attack (Part II): Curriculum Sabotage and Classroom Censorship.”
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