Don’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover

Book banning is the act of removing or restricting books due to concerns over their content. This often occurs when individuals or groups challenge a book, leading to reviews by schools, libraries, or local authorities. While some believe it protects certain values, others argue it limits free expression and intellectual freedom.

Walkers Crossing’s Cover

One book I found that got banned from the school library was called walkers crossing. It was a book I found in the library a month ago but just last week we were talking about banned books so I brought it up. After I brought it up to the principal it got banned a day after I found it. Walkers Crossing can offend some people with the cover of the book, on the cover there is a K.K.K member, Confederate battle flag, Nazi flag, and The Star David flag. KKK Member: A person belonging to the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist hate group that uses violence and intimidation, especially against African Americans. Confederate Battle Flag: A flag used by the Confederate States during the American Civil War, associated with the defense of slavery and often linked to racism and white supremacy today. Nazi Flag: The flag used by Nazi Germany, featuring a swastika on a red background. It symbolizes fascism, anti-Semitism, and the atrocities of the Holocaust under Hitler’s regime. Star of David: A six-pointed star, symbolizing Judaism and Jewish identity, and featured on the flag of Israel. It represents faith, heritage, and unity for Jewish people.

The forcover The Walkers Crossing

Ryan Walker is a seventh grade boy who lives on a ranch in rural Wyoming. All Ryan wants is to be a cowboy for Saddlebow Ranch, where his father is the foreman. Ryan’s good-for-nothing 22-year old brother, Gil, becomes involved with the Mountain Patriots Association, a group formed to drive out all “minorities” from the area. Ryan’s best friend, Matt, becomes a junior member of the Patriots and starts spreading racial propaganda around their junior high school.

  Conclusion

So at this point you think this book is bad and it should not be put in any libraries but There is a point this book was made, Walker’s Crossing is an excellent example of historical fiction as it brings to life the prejudicial views of the Ku Klux Klan and shows how prejudice affects a community. So don’t judge a book by its cover