100-Year-Old Woman Denounces Florida Book Ban For What It Is

Grace Linn, a hundred-year-old woman whose husband was killed in action during World War II, protested against her school district’s book-banning policy at a Martin County School Board meeting, stating that the freedom to read, protected by the First Amendment, is an essential right and duty of democracy. Dr. Rashad Richey and Rick Strom discuss on Indisputable. Tell us what you think in the comments below. Read more here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-100-year-old-woman-fighting-book-bans "The most compelling voice against book banning in Florida was perched on her walker as she addressed the 500 people at this week’s meeting of the Martin County School Board. “I am Grace Linn,” she said. “I am a hundred years young. I’m here to protest our school’s district book-banning policy. My husband, Robert Nicoll, was killed in action in World War II at a very young age. He was only 26, defending our democracy, Constitution, and freedoms.” Her husband’s unit had been providing ammunition to the French Resistance when it was bombed and strafed by Nazi planes on Decoration Day, 1944, eight days before the Normandy invasion. She had been seven months pregnant when he was initially declared missing in action. A telegram reporting that he had been declared dead was delivered to her at the hospital three days after the birth of their daughter, Nicci. Linn later received a photo that her husband had brought with him to Europe, but his remains were never recovered. “One of the freedoms that the Nazis crushed was the freedom to read the books they banned,” she told the school board gathering. “They stopped the free press and banned and burned books. The freedom to read, which is protected by the First Amendment, is our essential right and duty of our democracy. Even so, it is continually under attack by both the public and private groups who think they hold the truth.” A man standing behind her held up a quilt bordered in school bus yellow, its squares filled with book titles ranging from Toni Morrison’s Beloved to Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man to Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita to George Orwell’s 1984." *** Indisputable, features Dr. Richey talking about the top news stories of the day, reading viewer comments, and engaging in debates and conversations with guests. Help support our mission and get perks. Membership protects TYT's independence from corporate ownership and allows us to provide free live shows that speak truth to power for people around the world. See Perks: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/join SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/IndisputableTYT FACEBOOK: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/IndisputableTYT TWITTER: ☞ http://www.twitter.com/IndisputableTYT INSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/IndisputableTYT TWITCH: ☞ http://www.twitch.com/tyt 👕 Merch: http://shoptyt.com ❤ Donate: http://www.tyt.com/go 🔗 Website: https://www.tyt.com 📱App: http://www.tyt.com/app 📬 Newsletters: https://www.tyt.com/newsletters/ If you want to watch more videos from TYT, consider subscribing to other channels in our network: The Young Turks ▶ https://www.youtube.com/theyoungturks The Damage Report ▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport TYT Sports ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytsports The Conversation ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytconversation Rebel HQ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/rebelhq TYT Investigates ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNJt9PYyN1uyw2XhNIQMMA #TYT #IndisputableTYT #News 230324__ID03Widow