NATIONAL BANNED BOOKS WEEK—SEPTEMBER 22 - 28, 2013 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou has been challenged over thirty-five times from 1983 – 2009 in twenty states. In 2009 the Newman-Crows Landing School District challenged the inclusion of the book on a required reading list presented by the Orestimba High English Department. A trustee questioned the qualifications of Orestimba staff to teach a novel depicting African American culture.
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