WHO’S READING BANNED BOOKS . . . AND WHY?

Books have been banned for centuries, and U.S. states and school systems have recently stepped up the mandate to remove books from libraries and school curricula. Local personalities share their reasons for choosing a banned book, before reading excerpts from their favorites.

CONFIRMED READERS:

Wade Herring, Attorney - Hunter Maclean

Wanda Lloyd, Author - Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism

Patricia Lyons, President - Senior Citizens, Inc.

Derick Mallow, Senator - Georgia Legislature

Roger Moss, President - Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools

Lola Shelton-Council, Director - Live Oak Public Libraries

Kimberly Waller, Director - United Way of the Coastal Empire

Joyce White, Professor - Georgia Southern University Department of English