FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE.

The article focuses on U.S. Republicans's attacks on critical race theory as part of their efforts to eliminate the contemporary genre of abolitionist literature. Topics discussed include the ban on teaching critical race theory in public schools, the passage of laws in North Carolina against the spread of abolitionist literature following the publication of African man David Walker's pamphlet "Appeal" in 1829, and the efforts of parents of school children to eradicate anti-racism.