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Sam McKenzie

Coverage of Sam McKenzie in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 8 · 10:01 UTCMost recent: Jun 8 · 10:01 UTC
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Rootstopic1Age Appropriate Materials Acttopic1Knox County Board of Educationorganization1Knox County Schoolsorganization1Alex Haleyperson1Gloria Johnsonperson1Tennessee General Assemblyorganization1
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  • POLITICSJun 8 · 10:01 UTCTENNESSEE LOOKOUT
    Knox County votes to challenge Tennessee’s book ban law after “Roots” removal

    Knox County school board banned Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'Roots' under Tennessee’s Age Appropriate Materials Act due to a passage depicting a rape, but the superintendent later reversed the ban. The board voted 5-4 to urge the Tennessee General Assembly to revise the law, which mandates book removals based on specific content criteria without exceptions for literary merit or historical context.