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Books under fire

Title
Books under fire [motion picture] / Bennett/Watts Productions.
Publication
Wilmette IL : Films Inc., 1982.

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  • Bennett, Arnold.
  • Watts, Grady.
Description
2 film reels (55 min.) : sd. col.; 16 mm.
Summary
A report on the epidemic of book censorship in the nation's public schools, focusing on the banning of the Merriam Webster New Collegiate Dictionary in Texas and the banning of 365 Days, a memoir of the Vietnam War by Dr. Ronald Glasser in the public schools of Woodland, Me. Includes insights of noted journalist Nat Hentoff and the censorship efforts of Mel and Norma Gabler.
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  • Producers, directors, Arnold Bennett, Grady Watts, Jr.
Title
Books under fire [motion picture] / Bennett/Watts Productions.
Imprint
Wilmette IL : Films Inc., 1982.
Credits
Producers, directors, Arnold Bennett, Grady Watts, Jr.
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Bennett, Arnold.
Watts, Grady.
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M16 3271 B
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