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The Fire This Time: Black History Surviving in the Time of Modern-Day Book Banning

Release Date: 02/10/2023

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode, the hosts discuss Black History and the historical use of book burning, book banning, and other methods to suppress inconvenient truths. False narratives flourish when voices remain silent are have been removed from the discussion.

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A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE

Denying Black people education and banning books is part of historical pattern to control access to information to control the narrative
This practice of banning and burning books has been used throughout history by people in power wishing to keep power
ChatGPT disagress with the governor of Florida on the educational value of AP African American History