A Crisis of Innocence

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NewRepublic.pdf
A mother investigates the reading habits of her eight year-old son.

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Published letters to the editor with short responses. Includes a letter from someone serving time in a juvenile correctional facility.

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Published letters to the editor. Includes letters from a teacher and members of comic clubs.

Crime and Punishment #18, pg. 33.jpg
Published letters to the editor. Includes letters from a high school student and a junior police officer.

Kingsport Times News July 8 1956 crop.jpg
Discusses how comic book censorship has been effective in some respects in the United States. Won Lee explores the fact that children are becoming more discerning in their reading choices, thus losing interest in obscene comics.

Daily Herald December 11 1942 crop.jpg
Discusses a speech given by Miss Olive Flaherty, a professional reviewer of children's books. She claims that parents should encourage their children to read exciting travel books and mystery stories so as to foster a love for reading of "good"…

Oakland Tribune June 2 1948 crop.jpg
Deals with the fact that the only way to get rid of horror and crime comics is to work together to get them away from children.

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Features a scholarly source claiming that distinctions need to be made between good and bad comic books. While Richmond claims there is merit in the "good" ones, the bad ones are causing children to become violent.

Our Children.pdf
Discusses the need to burn comics since they should not be in the hands of children.

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Discuses comic censorship. Includes a statement from President Roosevelt insisting parents need to do all that they can in order to protect the innocence of children moving forward.
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