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tinalawson
tinalawson

Why was the book "The Color Purple" banned? What was done to allow the book "The Color Purple" not to be banned?

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Posted by tinalawson on Wednesday September 24, 2008 at 1:57 PM and tagged with ban, book, the color purple.

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  1. katemschultz Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    "The Color Purple" has been banned for a variety of reasons. Some of them include: homosexuality, sexual explicitness, offensive language, and "troubling ideas about race relations, man's relationship to God, African history, and human sexuality." As far as "The Color Purple" not being banned, it depends on the specific case as to why it was or was not allowed to be taught, read or left in a library. Usually some sort of committee will decide whether the literary merits of the book out weight the "negative" aspects of the book.

    Sources:
    http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbookswe...
    http://www.enotes.com/color-purple

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    Posted by katemschultz on Wednesday September 24, 2008 at 3:46 PM