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Tennessee school district bans Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' over 'inappropriate language'

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A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.

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  1. Newsweek

    Pulitzer-winning graphic novel "Maus" banned by Tennessee school board for language, nudity (opens Newsweek)

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    The Holocaust survivor-themed graphic novel was banned over concerns about "naked pictures" and language like "God Damn."

  2. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Book about Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school district has voted […]

  3. France 24

    US school board bans Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' (opens France 24)

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    A school board in Tennessee has added to a surge in book bans by conservatives with an order to remove the award-winning 1986 graphic novel on the Holocaust, "Maus," from local student libraries.

  4. The Guardian

    Tennessee school board bans Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust novel, Maus (opens The Guardian)

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    Author Art Spiegelman says decision by Mcminn county, which cited inappropriate ‘curse words’ and nudity, is ‘demented’

  5. Local News 8

    A Tennessee school board removed the graphic novel 'Maus,' about the Holocaust, from curriculum due to language and nudity concerns (opens Local News 8)

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    By Chris Boyette, CNN “Maus,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the experiences of Holocaust survivors, has been removed from an eighth-grade English language arts curriculum by a Tennessee school board over concerns about “rough, objectionable language” and a drawing of a nude woman.

  6. Kokomo Tribune

    Holocaust novel 'Maus' banned in Tennessee school district (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude

  7. NBC New York

    Tennessee School Board Bans Holocaust Graphic Novel ‘Maus' – Author Art Spiegelman Condemns the Move as ‘Orwellian' (opens NBC New York)

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    ‘Maus’ author Art Spiegelman spoke to CNBC after a school board in Tennessee voted to ban his landmark graphic novel about the Nazis’ persecution of Jews.

  8. Truth Orfiction

    Tennessee School District Bans ‘Maus,’ a Children’s Book About the... (opens Truth Orfiction)

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    In January 2022, a Tennessee school board's decision to ban Maus (a graphic novel about the Holocaust) led to extensive discussions on social media.

  9. The Times of Israel

    Tennessee school board removes iconic Holocaust novel ‘Maus’ from its curriculum (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Author Art Spiegelman says decision by McMinn County to bar book from eighth grades, citing 'curse words' and nudity, is 'Orwellian'

  10. NBC News

    'Maus,' Pulitzer Prize-winning book about Holocaust, is pulled from Tennessee school district (opens NBC News)

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    A Tennessee school board voted to remove "Maus," a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, from the district's curriculum after officials objected to eight instances of profanity and an image of a nude woman.

  11. NPR

    A Tennessee school district has voted to ban the Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' (opens NPR)

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    The 10-member McMinn County School Board voted unanimously earlier this month to remove the book over foul language and an image of a nude woman.

  12. Fox News

    'Maus' book about the Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district: report (opens Fox News)

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    A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel 'Maus'. The McMinn County School Board decided Jan. 10 to remove “Maus” from its curriculum, news outlets reported.

  13. The Week

  14. RedState

    The Left Claims a Tennessee School Board Banned a Holocaust Book; Fact-check: False (opens RedState)

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    Someone wanted to frame this as something like: "Local Tennessee knuckle-draggers ban Jewish book on Holocaust Remembrance Day."

  15. Boston

    Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust book 'Maus' banned in Tennessee school district (opens Boston)

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    A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust.

  16. Religion News

    Tennessee school board bans acclaimed Holocaust graphic novel, 'Maus' (opens Religion News)

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    (RNS) — The move comes as school boards in politically conservative districts across the nation are reexamining their curriculums.

  17. The Hill

    Tennessee school district removing Pulitzer-winning Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' (opens The Hill)

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    A Tennessee school board voted this month to remove the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, “Maus,” from an eighth-grade language arts curriculum because of profanity and a depiction of female

  18. New York Times

    School Board in Tennessee Bans Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’ (opens New York Times)

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    The board voted unanimously to remove “Maus,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, from classrooms because it contained swear words, according to minutes from the meeting.

  19. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Tennessee school district bans Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' over 'inappropriate language' (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.

  20. Christian Science Monitor

    Tennessee school district bans Holocaust novel 'Maus' (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Conservative districts across the U.S. are increasingly limiting the types of books that children are exposed to, including those that address structural racism and LGBTQ issues. Art Spiegelman, who won the Pulitzer Prize for “Maus” in 1992, is “baffled” by the ban.

  21. KVOA Tucson

    Holocaust book removed from school curriculum over language and image (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    MCMINN COUNTY, Tennessee -- A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust.

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