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  "path": "/threads/tennessee-school-district-has-banned-the-book-roots-by-alex-haley.2634676/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T22:23:41.000Z",
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    "Tennessee school district bans Alex Haley’s Roots under 2022 state law"
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  "textContent": "Can't teach kids about the brutality of slavery. White conservatives continue to remove any evidence of blacks in history. Let the excuses begin.\n\n\n###  \n\t\t\t\t\t\tTennessee school district bans Alex Haley’s Roots under 2022 state law\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\nWith third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves\n\nwww.theguardian.com",
  "title": "Tennessee school district has banned the book Roots by Alex Haley."
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