These are the children's books Facebook bans--after hearing from commenters who said to literally burn the books: bios of Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Margaret Thatcher, Thomas Sowell, etc.
In case you were wondering why Bethany's work is so important.
In case you were wondering why Bethany's work is so important.
https://twitter.com/bethanyshondark/status/1478012623547469826
We read the children's bio of Sonia Sotomayor to our kids, but FB bans the children's bio of Amy Coney Barrett. Our kids are going to grow up learning important lessons from figures of all politics, races, ethnicities, religions, etc. The new cultural commissars abhor it.
When ppl ask, we rave about these other children's books series--my kids worship folks like Brad Meltzer. I've tweeted repeatedly how such books have facilitated real and meaningful conversations about history with my kids. Heroes of Liberty is about adding value to value.
Having a library of children's books about important figures is good. I thought that was obvious! Guess not. Imagine banning a biography of Thomas Sowell. Now you don't have to!
Most Americans aren't like the book burners, but the book burners are louder and influential. I doubt most ppl have any idea how successful the censorship pressure has been in the publishing world. It's never about the numbers, it's about the power.
The fear of the printed word has been a constant throughout history. That it is manifesting to such a degree in America today speaks not to the majority but to the anti-intellectual tinpot authoritarian dreams of a few powerful cowards.
Anyway, heroesofliberty.com
Update: FB is relenting, for now at least, and even handled the restoration of the account in a staggeringly unprofessional way
https://twitter.com/bethanyshondark/status/1478352791840112644?s=20
why would FB's pr bro respond with this message to two political writers but not coordinate with the company they locked out? Asked and answered: 
Revolving door for Democratic political operatives going from comms on the hill to comms for social media giants being pressured by Democratic politicians: not great Bob.
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