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FREE PEOPLE READ FREELY

Our group reads books that have been banned or challenged. We are opposed to censorship of books. If you are also opposed to book censorship please join us.

BOOK FOR JULY - Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

Civil Disobedience is a book written by Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau uses Civil Disobedience to bring light to his anti-slavery and anti-war sentiments. Civil Disobedience has influenced SEVERAL non-violent movements. Civil Disobedience was banned during the McCarthy Hearings in the 1950's. McCarthy felt that the books encouraged citizens to disobey laws.

Upcoming schedule:
July - Civil Disobedience, Thoreau
August - The Diary of a Young Girl, Frank
September - The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger
October - Tropic of Cancer, Miller
November - The Sorrows of Young Werther, Goethe
December - Satanic Verses, Rushdie
January - Brave New World, Huxley