![]() ![]() ![]() As a political cartoonist, he excoriated Jim Crow laws-but also drew racist cartoons depicting Japanese-Americans as the enemy. Seuss, whose full name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, is complex and not easily summarized. But from a curricular perspective, the episode thrusts into the limelight a difficult question: What should teachers and parents do about the culturally insensitive imagery and text in some beloved classics-including the dog-eared favorites that still sit on their shelves? A Complex History Hundreds of articles about the dust-up followed, some defending the librarian’s decision and others criticizing her rejection of the books as churlish. Trump’s spokeswoman shot back that the “divisive” letter was unfortunate. She also took aim at the Trump administration’s support for school choice programs. ![]()
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