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Ray Bradbury: Web Resources

Ray Bradbury's Life
Ray Bradbury's official website biography.
National Endowment for the Arts: Ray Bradbury Bio
Center for Ray Bradbury Studies
Includes a biography, bibliography, and timeline of Ray Bradbury's life.

Censorship: Web Resources

ACLU-Freedom of Expression in the Arts and Entertainment
The American Civil Liberties Union defends freedom of expression in the arts as central to democracy.
National Coalition Against Censorship
Includes a timeline of the history of art censorship from 1989 to present, as well as summaries and recent cases of the censorship of books, music, visual art, etc.
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Intellectual Freedom: Issues and Resources
The First Amendment Encyclopedia: Censorship
This article on censorship is from the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, the most extensive resource devoted to First Amendment freedoms.

Challenged v Banned Books: Web Resources

American Library Association: Banned Books FAQ
The American Library Association promotes the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinions even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular, and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those viewpoints to all who wish to read them. The following is a list of frequently asked questions on banned and challenged books:
UPENN: Banned Books Online
Welcome to this special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts.
ACLU: Banned Books
For nearly 100 years, the American Civil Liberties Union has fought to make sure Americans have the right to read what they want. This resource includes an interactive banned books shelf.
The First Amendment Encyclopedia: Banned Books Week
This article on censorship is from the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, the most extensive resource devoted to First Amendment freedoms, and includes information about banned vs. challenged books.

McCarthyism, The Red Scare, and Communism: Web Resources

The Miller Center: McCarthyism and the Red Scare
The Miller Center is a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia that specializes in presidential scholarship, public policy, and political history and strives to apply the lessons of history and civil discourse to the nation's most pressing contemporary governance challenges.
The First Amendment Encyclopedia: The Red Scare
This article on the Red Scare is from the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, the most extensive resource devoted to First Amendment freedoms.
The First Amendment Encyclopedia: McCarthyism
This article on McCarthyism is from the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, the most extensive resource devoted to First Amendment freedoms.

Book Burning in Nazi Germany: Web Resources

Holocaust Encyclopedia: Book Burning
Article on book burning from the world’s leading online authority on the Holocaust.
USHMM Timeline of Events: Book Burning
Book burning on the timeline of events from the world’s leading online authority on the Holocaust.
Book Burnings in Germany: 1933
Article on book burnings from PBS's American Experience web companion.
Burning Books: Cambridge University Library
Article on Nazi Germany book burning from Cambridge University Library.

Education & Television in the 1950s: Web Resources

Khan Academy: Popular culture and mass media in the 1950s
In the 1950s, financial prosperity allowed young Americans to participate in a shared culture of rock and roll music, movies, and television.
The Relationship Between Television & Culture
An article which includes information about television in the 1950s, from Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication, produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing through the eLearning Support Initiative.
American Education
An article from Oregon State University's School of Education.

Fahrenheit 451 Research Project, Grade 10: Digital Resources for 2021

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Ray Bradbury: Web Resources

Censorship: Web Resources

Challenged v Banned Books: Web Resources

McCarthyism, The Red Scare, and Communism: Web Resources

Book Burning in Nazi Germany: Web Resources

Education & Television in the 1950s: Web Resources