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Banned & Challenged Books

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison | 1977

Challenge reasons: Crude language, racial slurs, sexual content

In 2009, a high school in Shelby, MI lifted its ban on this book, but for it to be assigned parents had to be informed in writing and in person about the book’s content.