Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man" has been banned from school libraries in Randolph County, N.C.“I didn't find any literary value,” said school board member Gary Mason before the board voted 5-2 to ban the book.The book was brought before the board by a parent who lodged a 12-page complaint, Asheboro's Courier-Tribune reports. She found the book's contents inappropriate for her child, an 11th grader, citing its lack of innocence, its language and sexual content. read the entire story here
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