The Dirty Thirty
January, 1984
The books being attacked in high schools across America have an amazing range of subject matter, from the classics to the occult to the Dictionary of American Slang. Following is a list of the 30 most frequently censored titles, based on six surveys of challenged books taken between 1965 and 1982 and collated by Dr. Lee Burress of the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, a noted expert on censorship activity. "The most frequently stated objection is to alleged obscenity," says Dr....
