Toni Morrison novel The Bluest Eye off banned list in St Louis schools
by Edward Helmore and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5WJ4E)
Nobel laureate's classic debut was removed from libraries but backlash and lawsuits prompted vote to restore
A banned book by the Nobel laureate Toni Morrison will be available again to high school students in a district in St Louis, Missouri, after the Wentzville school board reversed its decision to ban The Bluest Eye, in the face of criticism and a class-action lawsuit.
The board made national news last month when it voted 4-3 to removed the book from school libraries, citing themes of racism, incest and child molestation.
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