Banned Books That Shaped America

Banned Books That Shaped America 

1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain

2. The Autobiography of Malcom X, Malcom X and Alex Haley

3. Beloved, Toni Morrison

4. The Call of the Wind, Jack London

5. Catch-22, Joseph Heller

6. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

7. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

8. For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway

9. Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell

10. The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck

11. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

12. Howl, Allen Ginsberg

13. In Cold Blood, Truman Capote

14. Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison

15. The Jungle, Upton Sinclair

Many of these books have been taught in the school systems and are obviously banned now. What is your opinion of these "America-shaping" books? This is just a short list - there are many more books on the following webite: http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamerica. Check it out and make your own opinion! Should these be banned for the reasons the website say? Are these books detrimental to the education of America? Let us know what you think!