I thought I would take a small break from the endless search for articles in newspapers and simply type “censorship” into Google.  Yes, I know I risk finding “unreliable” sources.  But sometimes, just sometimes, a person’s got to read something that hasn’t been filtered through a newspaper.

What I found was the National Coalition Against Censorship.

The NCAC is the censorship student’s best friend.  The website is full of articles, blogs, and other bits of information regarding censorship from many different genres, from classic texts to television shows.  A description below is taken from the website itself:

The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), founded in 1974, is an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups. United by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended, we work to educate our own members and the public at large about the dangers of censorship and how to oppose them.

The NCAC is a very peaceful organization, despite the fact that it so avidly promotes texts and other media that has been deemed controversial.  The members of the coalition hold meetings, publish a quarterly newsletter titled <i>Censorship News</i>, and otherwise spread the word that it is okay to read controversial books.

While the site focuses on banned and challenged texts (among other things) in general, and not so specifically in regards to education, this site will certainly be one I return to.  It is my belief that anything that promotes reading and gaining knowledge is certainly worth my time, whether it is a “legitimate” source or otherwise.
<a href=”http://www.ncac.org”>National Coalition Against Censorship</a>