The Black Power Movement and Civil Unrest by Kerry Hinton

The presidents of the Texas American Federation of Teachers and the Texas State Teachers Association issued strong condemnations of the move, saying it is massive political overreach and tantamount to censorship. Tamara, “The Black Power Movement and Civil Unrest” by Kerry Hinton and “Harvey Milk: The First Openly Gay Elected Official in the United States” by Barbara Gottfried Hollander. In the letter, Krause said he wishes to know how many copies of the books schools have and how much was spent on them.Īmong the numerous titles are “Everything You Need to Know About Going to the Gynecologist” by Shifra Diamond, “Teen Suicide” by Roleff L.

The letter includes books that don’t appear to fall into those categories, however. Krause, who chairs the House Committee on General Investigating, in October sent a letter to Texas Education Agency Deputy Commissioner of School Programs Lily Laux and numerous school district superintendents that identifies books concerning racism and sexuality, among other topics.

The district indicated that not all of the books currently under review will be removed.Ī petition opposing the district’s book review has been created and as of Thursday morning had more than 2,600 signatures. The district in a statement to NBC News said it is reviewing the books “out of an abundance of caution” and is specifically looking for books that contain “obscene or vulgar” material. However, according to a report from the San Antonio Express-News, the district says the review process started prior to Krause’s inquiry. Krause’s inquiry has been criticized by the presidents of the Texas American Federation of Teachers and the Texas State Teachers AssociationĪccording to reports, including one from NBC News, the district said it identified 414 books in its possession included in a list of about 850 targeted by Krause.The district says the review process has been undertaken “out of an abundance of caution” and actually began prior to Krause’s inquiry.Krause targeted 850 books concerning subjects such as race, gender and sexuality North East ISD in San Antonio has removed 414 books from its various libraries for review following a statewide inquiry by Republican state Rep.

The Black Power Movement and Civil Unrest by Kerry Hinton