2/22/2022
Poll: Clear Majority Rejects Book Bans
Breaking Newstags: censorship, teaching history, critical race theory, Book Bans
Americans overwhelmingly reject the idea of banning books about history or race. One reason for that: a big majority also say teaching about the history of race in America makes students understand what others went through.
Large majorities — more than eight in 10 — don't think books should be banned from schools for discussing race and criticizing U.S. history, for depicting slavery in the past or more broadly for political ideas they disagree with.
We see wide agreement across party lines, and between White and Black Americans on this. Parents feel the same as the wider public.
Four in 10 believe teaching about race in America makes people more racially tolerant today, too, well outpacing the few who think it does the opposite. But not everyone sees a direct link between understanding and racial tolerance today, as less than half of those who think it promotes understanding feel it also translates into tolerance now.
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