... border the unthinkable, banning them from schools in no way teaches students about sensitive subjects or expands their knowledge of truthful and necessary events in history. Books inspire, encourage, and enrich the lives of students and must remain in school curriculum. The U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, states in the first amendment, "Congress shall make no law representing an establishment ... world. At the age of ten, she discovered that she loved William Shakespeare. A gifted child, Angelou often would refrain from skipping around with the other girls her age and instead read ...

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