About this book
James Baldwin's prophetic collection of two essays — "My Dungeon Shook," a letter to his teenage nephew, and "Down at the Cross," a meditation on race, religion, and the Nation of Islam — written at the height of the civil rights movement. One of the most powerful American texts on race, it warned of a coming reckoning: "God gave Noah the rainbow sign, No more water, the fire next time." Challenged in US schools for its frank discussion of race and religion.
Why it was banned
Challenged or removed in U.S. school/library settings around 2021 due to racial themes and discussions of systemic oppression.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2021 | PoliticalRacial | ||
| Challenged in US schools during the wave of book removals targeting discussions of systemic racism and racial justice. | ||||
