| Abstract: | Censorship cases in Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee received international media attention. The events surrounding these cases
at times became very violent and involved many methods of personal and professional intimidation. Informal survey techniques
were used to assess the extent to which these cases would affect the local selection of basal reading textbooks. The results
are reported here, along with recommendations for teachers publishers, and others interested in intellectual freedom.
Patricia P. Fritchie is associate professor of education and director of the Reading Center at Troy State University-Dothan.
She serves as state coordinator, Alabama Reading Association, for the International Reading Association. Dr. Fritchie is very
active in textbook reviews and has served on the State of Alabama's Textbook adoption Committee. |
