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Cattledog

(6,670 posts) Fri May 15, 2026, 02:28 AM Friday

Knox County TN removes Alex Haley's "Roots" from all school libraries.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Alex Haley’s book “Roots” is included in an updated list of book titles to be removed from Knox County Schools libraries.

https://www.wate.com/news/education-schools/alex-haleys-roots-to-be-removed-from-knox-county-schools-libraries/amp/

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Knox County TN removes Alex Haley's "Roots" from all school libraries. (Original Post) Cattledog Friday OP

We should mail them copies of Roots IzzaNuDay Friday #1

"Guys, lemme tell you about a little something called The Streisand Effect..." Grokenstein Friday #2

Also on the banned list: "Eyewitness Books: Mammal" muriel_volestrangler Friday #3

Of course Roy Rolling Friday #4

Right. but they aren't racists. B.See Friday #5

I grew up, for a time, with "Lost Cause" mythology in the South as a child 50+ years ago and actually thought the artemisia1 Friday #6

Knox County home of THE University of Tennessee underpants Friday #7

IzzaNuDay

(1,345 posts)

1. We should mail them copies of Roots

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:50 AM

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Yeah, and dare them to burn them. That will look really good on them!

Grokenstein

(6,428 posts)

2. "Guys, lemme tell you about a little something called The Streisand Effect..."

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 04:28 AM

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They just guaranteed that new readership of Roots in Knox County--and the United States--will septuple over the next few months.

Idiots.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,609 posts)

3. Also on the banned list: "Eyewitness Books: Mammal"

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 04:53 AM

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which is a normal non-fiction reference book on ... mammals.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mammal-Eyewitness-Books-Steve-Parker/dp/0789458187
Well, I guess none of them are wearing clothes in the illustrations ...

Roy Rolling

(7,716 posts)

4. Of course

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #3)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:07 AM

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The ongoing existential struggle between mammals and reptile lizard men (and women) Republicans.

B.See

(8,882 posts)

5. Right. but they aren't racists.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:41 AM

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(sarcasm thingy)

artemisia1

(1,908 posts)

6. I grew up, for a time, with "Lost Cause" mythology in the South as a child 50+ years ago and actually thought the

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:59 AM

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Confederates were the good guys. Then I turned 11.

underpants

(197,218 posts)

7. Knox County home of THE University of Tennessee

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 07:05 AM

Friday

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