National banned books week became officially recognized in 1982, denouncing censorship and promoting the freedom to read.

Celeste Headlee opened up our festival Saturday morning with a discussion on the right to literacy and education. Her new book, Freedom’s Daughters: How a Generation of Black Women Resisted Oppression Through Literacy and Education, reminds us that we must continue to defend our right to learn with the same fierce determination of the generations before us. The book is available for preorder from our partner bookstore @charisbooksandmore