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The Bane of Banned Books

Part of the Series

Banned books(Image: Moyers & Company)In honor of the 30th anniversary of the American Library Association’s “Banned Books Week,” Bill talks about the impact libraries have had on his youth, his dismay over book challenges in modern times, and why censorship is the biggest enemy of truth.

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