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Censorship came to British America with the Mayflower "when the governor of Plymouth, Massachusetts, William Bradford learned [in 1629] [4] that Thomas Morton of Merrymount, in addition to his other misdeed, had 'composed sundry rhymes and verses, some tending to lasciviousness' the only solution was to send a military expedition to break up Morton's high-living."
A great example of this is The Catcher in the Rye. This book contains an episode with a pimp and a prostitute which is generally the cause for hostility towards the novel. [67] Some school boards banned the novel while others had it listed as restricted and required parental permission. Another example is Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale ...
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Knox has researched and written on the topic, including the book “Book Banning in 21st Century America,” in addition to serving on the board for the National Coalition Against Censorship.
An example of extreme state censorship was the Nazis' requirements of using art as propaganda. Art was only allowed to be used as a political instrument to control people and failure to act in accordance with the censors was punishable by law, even fatal.
An expanded, Spanish-language translation of A Short History of the World, discussing recent world events, was banned by Spanish censors in 1940. This edition of A Short History was not published in Spain until 1963. In two 1948 reports, Spanish censors gave a list of objections to the books's publication.
The opening of a contemporary art museum intended to match the likes of London’s Tate Modern and New York’s Museum of Modern Art has caused tension between Hong Kong cultural officials and ...
Censorship was commonplace in the early 20th century. State laws and city ordinances routinely outlawed speech deemed obscene or offensive and prohibited meetings or literature promoting unions or labor organizations. [37] Starting in 1926, the ACLU expanded its free speech activities to encompass censorship of art and literature. [37]