Banned Books That Became Classics

Book banning is hardly a new thing -- or did you think it was just an old thing? Some of today's classics caused quite a stir when first released.

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Banned Books That Became Classics

They created controversy when they were first published -- and some even still -- but these books are among the classics of American literature.

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