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Know Your Rights, Be Open Minded, Do Not Fear Dissent
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What are the facts?
What are the facts?
As you look through these statistics, what are some trends you are noticing?
As you look through these statistics, what are some trends you are noticing?
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Books with unique titles challenged by year has sharply increased.
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Books are more likely to be banned if they contain LGBTQ+ themes, people of color, address race and racism, depict religious minorities
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The more extreme you are on either ends of the political aisle, the more uncomfortable you would be expressing your views.
Credit: FIRE 2025 College Free Speech Rankings
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The more conservative, the more likely to engage in self-censorship.
Liberals are least likely to self-censor their views.
Credit: FIRE 2025 College Free Speech Rankings
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Blacks and Latinos are more likely to support banning hate speech and less likely to believe that free speech protect minority viewpoints.
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The majority (65%) of college students believe that allowing viewpoints to be expressed even when it is offensive or biased is important
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Both parties lack the confidence that the opposing party would protect their free speech rights.
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