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15 Classic Books That Were Once Banned

September 25 through October 1 marked Banned Books Week 2016. Established in 1982, the event celebrates America's freedom to read and aims to communicate the harm of literary censorship. In honor of Banned Books Week, we've compiled a list of popular classics that have been banned in the US at some time in history.
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
1
John Steinbeck
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
2
Kurt Vonnegut
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
3
Anthony Burgess
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
4
Joseph Heller
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
5
Ralph Ellison
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
6
Henry Miller
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
7
James Joyce
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
8
Toni Morrison
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
9
Alice Walker
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
10
Richard Wright
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
11
Ken Kesey
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
12
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
13
J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
14
Harper Lee
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
15
Margaret Mitchell
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