Banned Books & Censorship - Longview

A brief history of book banning in the United States by Jennifer Elaine Steele - Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, The University of Southern Mississippi

A brief history of book banning from The Week.

400 years of highlights in book burning, banning, and censorship around the world from PEN America.

Considered the first known banned book in US history, New English Canaan by American (British) colonist Thomas Morton was published in 1637 and subsequently banned in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Some of the most controversial books in history are now regarded as classics. The Bible and works by Shakespeare are among those that have been banned over the past two thousand years. Here is a selective timeline of book bannings, burnings, and other censorship activities.

From Smithsonian Magazine, this article explores the history and context around the creation, publication, and banning of New Canaan.