A Florida school has banned elementary students from reading 'The Hill We Climb,' the poem written and recited by Amanda Gorman at Joe Biden’s inauguration as president
The powerful poem, which was been internationally praised, was one of several works banned at the Miami-Dade County school library after a parent complained they referenced critical race theory, gender ideology, “indirect hate messages,” according to theOn Tuesday, Gorman addressed the ban, in a statement posted to social media. “I’m gutted.
“And let’s be clear: most of the forbidden works are by authors who have struggled for generations to get on bookshelves,” she continued. “The majority of these censored works are by queer and non-white voices. I wrote ‘The Hill We Climb’ so that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment. Ever since. I’ve received countless letters and videos from children inspired by ‘The Hill We Climb’ to write their own poems.
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