A group of moms are speaking out against the rising movement to ban books from schools and libraries across the U.S.
According to the New York Times, the pace at which groups of parents, officials and lawmakers are challenging books has reached a speed many haven’t seen in decades.
Katie Paris is an Ohio mom and founder of Red, Wine and Blue, the group behind Book Ban Busters.
“The pandemic is exhausting enough, we don’t need book bans too,” said Paris.
Book Ban Busters is a campaign made up of suburban moms and other partners who aim to fight against banning books from schools and libraries.
Paris feels like the need to fight grows daily as it seems there is new book ban news in the local and national media constantly. She pointed to a book-burning event reported near Nashville as an example of why the fight is so urgent.
“This is horrifying, but hardly surprising,” Paris said. “Because there is a straight line from book banning to book burning.”
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