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Banned identity books

These titles in the Read Banned Books catalog share the theme “identity”. The tag describes the work, not the legal status of every restriction on the list.

The catalog records 4 challenges across 4 books here. Dated records run from 1975 (Invisible Man) to 1997 (Their Eyes Were Watching God).

4 books

  • Cover of Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
  • Cover of Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
  • Cover of Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
  • Cover of Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes

Restriction record

BookYearStatusScopeWhere
Their Eyes Were Watching GodZora Neale Hurston1997At riskSchool United States
Song of SolomonToni Morrison1994At riskSchool United States
Invisible ManRalph Ellison1975At riskSchool United States
Flowers for AlgernonDaniel KeyesUndatedAt riskSchool United States