101-Year-Old Grace Linn on Why We Need to Pay Attention to Book Bans

Others protesting book bans in schools and libraries across America have held up signs in protest. Grace Linn held up a quilt. The 101-year-old created the quilt that was displayed as she squared off against the Martin County School Board for banning 84 books. According to officials, the ban was the district’s effort to comply with a Florida Department of Education directive as part of the implementation of House Bill 1467.
Here, Linn talks to PEN America about the importance of learning history so we don't repeat it. She is featured in the new documentary "The ABCs of Book Banning."

[@elizabethbroughman6125]

Thank you, PEN America, for amplifying the voice and message of Grace Linn! Thank you, Grace, for speaking and taking action on behalf of protecting intellectual freedom!

[@lindsaycooke9282]

Good for Ms. Linn. This is extremely important.

[@lbrady58]

I listened to my grandparents and my mother talk about WWII. What it was like to live through it and what defeating the Nazis meant to the world. These stories need to be told to our youth. Our school boards, educators, and parents need to stand up for the truth to be told.
This woman should be applauded for having the guts to stand up for democracy and tell the truth. Her quilt should be proudly displayed as a special exhibit that makes the rounds at libraries.

[@catherineprince5345]

I LOVE this!! So proud to see someone with so much knowledge, stand for the right thing! Children deserve to read and use their imaginations AND learn truths!!! Kudos and blessings to Ms. Grace!!!❤🙏🏽🤗

[@joyhockman5202]

Thank you Ms. Linn for your eloquence.

[@lorisilveira8491]

How can we go about having this quilt travel around the country?

[@Toricworks4peace]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ PREACH!!

[@betsyyoung2563]

What a brave and wise woman to have the guts and backbone to speak out against this atrocious State policy. We ALL need to step up to defend and protect not only books, but our very democracy.

[@jordandavid8653]

All books, though. Save every single one regardless of political orientation. ⚖️

[@SolitaryWolf]

So much power in such a short video. Thank you.

[@redredrubyred9]

I thank Dan Rather for guiding me to this wonderful interview with the amazing Grace Linn. We all can learn from Grace!

[@betsyyoung2563]

That's how I heard about her too!

[@Yaddyvalerio]

I love this

[@tpryce6243]

There aren’t any banned books, that’s a myth.

[@Biggles2666]

A school board in Indiana has just banned a book about banned books.

[@EllenHoard-uo8bu]

If this woman’s words in this brief interview don’t inspire you, nothing can. She is the truest of American patriots.
❤️🤍💙