One of the most banned books of all time – Mollie Godfrey

Find out why Maya Angelou's memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" became one of the most frequently banned books of all time.

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In 1998, a school district removed one of the most acclaimed works of American literature from its curriculum. Parents who pushed for the ban said the book was both "sexually explicit" and "anti-white." The book at the center of this debate was “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. Why was the memoir so controversial? Mollie Godfrey takes a look at one of the most banned books of all time.

Lesson by Mollie Godfrey, directed by Laura White.

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