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Censorship and freedom of expression are hot topics. Following are a few resources for further study.


Bannings and Burnings
Some of the most controversial books in history are now regarded as classics. The Bible and works by Shakespeare are among those that have been banned over the past two thousand years. Here is a selective timeline of book bannings, burnings, and other censorship activities.

Resource List
A list of books, articles, and other resources on freedom of expression.

Links
A list of Web sites on intellectual freedom. Each year we update the list by adding and deleting Web sites. Many of the listed sites link to others that provide additional intriguing and useful information and viewpoints.


See also: Censorship in Canada

 

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"If I can be proscribed today, for defending myself and my friends in the newspapers, another Nova Scotian may be rejected tomorrow because the Governor likes not the colour of his hair."

— Joseph Howe (1804-73), Nova Scotian newspaper editor, speaking in Cumberland County (1844), quoted in The Speeches and Public Letters of the Hon. Joseph Howe (1858)