Toni Morrison
Beloved
Where was it banned or challenged?
Beloved has been frequently banned in multiple states, so only a list of those states is provided.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Why was it banned/challenged?
The book, which features formerly enslaved black characters in the late 1800s, deals with heavy subject matter, including bestiality, infanticide, sex, and violence.
Beloved won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988.
Further reading
Why Toni Morrison’s Books Are So Often the Target of Book Bans