A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, according to the American Library Association. Challenges lead to censorship.
Lake County library leaders expect to see more challenged books
Category: History
Today in History: George Washington born
On Feb. 22, 1732, the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony.
Heidi Stevens: Banning DEI and race-based programs in schools chips away at the very mission of education
To be a sharper, deeper, more careful, more creative, more flexible thinker requires diversity — inside classrooms and all across campuses.
How one Chicago woman’s genealogical search led her to a potter’s field in Canada
Robin Moore initially had one purpose: learn more about the life of her grandfather Reginald Moore. She never expected that mission to take her to a grassy field in a remote part of Canada, where several of her ancestors are buried.
Today in History: Malcolm X shot to death
On Feb. 21, 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York.
Today in History: United States Post Office Department created
On Feb. 20, 1792, President George Washington signed an act creating the United States Post Office Department, the predecessor of the U.S. Postal Service.
Today in Chicago History: Arrest photo of a young Bernie Sanders emerges
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 19, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Today in History: FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment
On Feb. 19, 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the internment of 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry, including U.S.-born citizens.
Today in History: Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in crash
On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500; he was 49.
Today in Chicago History: Cubs announcer Harry Caray dies
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 18, according to the Tribune’s archives.