The Real reason for reading BANNED BOOKS is to discover WHAT THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW! Like Columbus discovered America when History shows that others were here before him. THEY don't want you to know that they must change the meaning of "discover."As it pertains to "us", Native Blacks, most BLACK AUTHORS ( and maybe others),Write about life experiences and their lives right now.Since the explosion of the Rodney King VIDEO and the "world wide web" things are not the same. News travels faster than the speed of sound and if you seeeee it you are more likely to react different than if you heard about it the next day.In short, things are not like the oppressor wants them to be and they are trying to hold on.In earlier times BOOKS, PICTURES, and LITERATURE were burned at the stake to try to alter the thoughts of society.(Hitler is the only one I can remember offhand.)although they have been banning and burning books for a long time.
