Among the books swept away by the conservative purge during this decade were classics like “The Catcher in the Rye,” “1984,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and “The Color Purple,” to name a few. name a few.

Believing they had a staunch ally in President Ronald Reagan and the support of large swathes of the nation gripped by conservative sentiment, the newly elected Republican House and Senate acted fiercely. Fortunately, they failed to achieve their goals.

A few decades later, right-wing activists have decided to pick up where they left off, decrying critical race theory, the so-called “cancel culture,” “revival,” and any form of public dialogue. seen as an affront to conservative sensibilities. Consider the following:

In New Hampshire, Republican officials signed into law a “Teaching Discrimination Prohibition” law in June, a law that prohibits educators from teaching children that they are “inferior, racist, sexist or oppressive because of their race, sex or other characteristics”.

Moms for Liberty, a newly formed conservative organization that advocates for parental rights, has opened chapters in several states. This organization has campaigned against school curricula that mention LGBTQ rights, race, critical race theory, and discrimination, and several chapters have also campaigned to ban certain publications from school libraries.