"Xenophobic racists ... [have] compiled a MUST READ list."

Updated September 2, 2017 - Interview with Dr. Curtis Acosta, an early plaintiff in the lawsuit which ended in the overturning of this ban.

Look, the xenophobic racists over at Arizona has compiled a banned books MUST READ list. Take this time to read these books. There’s a reason they’re banning them. They’re trying to erase our culture. [Archived web page of original source: AZEthnicStudies.com]

The only book I've read off of this list is Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya. It was excellent.



Updated July 24, 2016. Hear Tony Diaz (@LibreTraficante) & Roque Planas (@RoqPlanas) & Jose Gonzales, a teacher from Tuscon, talk about this issue.

Updated July 4, 2021: I've also read and reviewed Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea.

Updated July 4, 2021: Texas: Hold my karkadeh! 

Texas museum cancels book event examining slavery’s role in Battle of the Alamo | The Texas Tribune https://t.co/7AAAaIjUk8

— Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large (@InThePastLane) July 3, 2021