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Ban of some popular books from page A J " Participating in book banning is just like being involved in indoctrination. Too much con trol over what students read can distort reality for them." he said. Pamela Thombs said. "We don't carry children's books that don't provide wholesome learning experiences for chil dren. None of these books need to be banned. These books exemplify what African-Ameri can culture is about, and they help children of all race?? understand that culture." Andrea ? Bush~? School Counselor at Cook Middle School, finds it difficult to understand why books such as "The Living Bible" or the "American Heritage Dictio nary" would be banned. She disagrees with book banning, but says that perhaps we do need a rating system to identify the appropriate age level for a text. "Rating would be better than banning," she said. "This would give adults an opportu nity to choose for themselves and for children in order to provide guidance." However, she says that a variety of peo ple should be involved in the rating. Several other African American classics have been placed on the hit list. August Wilson's "Fences" was listed because it is "demeaning to women ." Maya Angelou's "I Kn o w Why the Caged Bird Sings" was cited because it ."preaches bitterness against whites and contains a child molestation theme" Ralph Elli son's "Invisible Man" was removed because it contained "profanity and images of vio lence." "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" is said to be pre sented as a "how-to manual for crime" which presents "a racist view of whites," which also contains racism, and violence. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was pulled because it contained the word "nigger." Dr. Shirley Manigault, chairperson of the English Department at Winston-Salem State University, said, "Uncle Tom's Cabin should not be banned. It deals with the issue of slavery at a time in history when it was especially relevant. At least it makes acknow ledge ment of the brutality of slav ery." Dr. EI w a n d a Ingram. WSSU English instructor, is an advocate of reading because it helps students become critical thinkers. She questions whether some of the parents or mem bers of various school boards have even read the books they have challenged. According to the banned books guide, a book Can be challenged because of the front cover or because of a single objectionable word. Dr. Alton Pollard, religion professor at Wake Forest Uni versity, says that book banning has no place, but book selec tion does. He would not give a third-grader a copy of "Native Son" to read. However, he would like to know that there is a certain criteria for giving a text "a grade of evil" so that it crosses racial lines consis tently. Otherwise he sees the possibility of more African American works being targeted for advocating separatism. He finds this very hypocritical and biased. Allyson Buic, manager of the Intimate Bookshop on Coli seum Drive, provides a display each year "to increase aware ness about how banning books violates human rights. "Nobody has a right to tell us what we can read," she said. "It is a personal choice." She said people are often shocked that forms of the Bible have been banned as well as "Grimm's Fairy Tales." "Mother Goose Rhymes" and books by Shel Silverstein, Judy Blume and Maurice Sendak. Workers at the Intimate Bookshop in Chapel Hill say that they have been participat ing in this recognition for eight years, and it is by far their largest display each year. Mike Handy said they chose to spon sor an essay contest this year, so several of the high schools and elementary schools~in the" area have signed up to view their display. Elaine Gaertner from the Intimate Bookshop in Chapel Hill said since educa tion is a top priority in the city and the citizens tend to like controversy, the display has been very attractive to the com munity. "Even at 1 o'clock in the morning, noses arc pressed against the window. Many of them have already read the books, but they want to pur chase another copy to find out what the controversy is about. For many of them, the book identified was their favorite book." she said. "Banned Books Week Celebrating the Freedom to Read" is an opportunity to deliver the message of freedom to choose and the freedom to express one's opinion, even if that opinion might be consid ered unorthodox or unpopular. The essential purpose of the celebration is to ensure the availability of those unortho dox or unpopular viewpoints to all w ho w ish lcrread them~ National Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Associa tion, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expres sion, the American Library Association, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Association of American Publishers, and the National Association of Col lege Stores. American Legion assists neighbor need from page A1 After Hairston lost her eye sight, Prysock applied for a grant to have the inside of her house renovated in 1991. He knew that the potbelly stove she had in the house would he dan gerous to her. so she needed an alternative heating method. Hairston's next-door neigh bor, Lily Wilson, made sure that Kat had a balanced dinner each day. "She was very alert and she kept abreast of what was going on in the community and the world. She was also very involved in Union Missionary Baptist Church, and in the American Legion Post Auxiliary," Wilson said. According to Woodruff, Hairston kept the inside of her house "as neat as a pen;" how ever, the outside was in need of a paint job. As a result, neigh bors often complained that the house was an eyesore in the community. When Commissioner Woodruff was on her regular beat delivering "Meals on Wheels," a neighbor brought this to her attention. As Woodruff is a member of the auxiliary of the American Legion Post No. 220. she took the idea to them as a community project. Simington said the group had to recruit members , and get them involved with the job. Members of the auxiliary brought food, drinks and other refreshments to the members as they worked. The veterans worked for -several Saturdays Uv get the-job done. The house had to be scraped, corked, sandblasted and washed. They were able to use a sandblaster belonging to the City of Wins ton-Sal em After they cleaned the house, they used eight gallons of primer and almost 20 gallons of paint. The original order called for 1 1 gallons of paint, but the house soaked up the paint so quickly, the members had to provide additional buckets. Richard Brooks o! the Housing I nit told members how to finance the paint. As a result, he Housing Unit volunteered to pav tor part ot the paint. Dan Cornelius from the Housing Unit lor l orsvth Count) helped provide tools tor scraping the house. AH ot the work w as done on a volunteer basis. Henrv Wilson has been in the organization tor 3? years He enjovs the many programs the group does throughout the >ear He appreciated being able to assist the group in "brighten ing up the neighborhoods? Carl Miller, post judge advocate of the chapter, was impressed with the ? project because three of the workers were former post commanders. 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