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Between the World and Me

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi

ISBN: 9780812993547Random House Publishing Group

Genres

Historical FictionMemoirNonfiction

Banned or challenged 1 time across 1 jurisdiction.

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Timeline

Unified view of laws affecting this book and jurisdictions where it’s been removed or challenged, in chronological order.

0 law events2 ban events
  1. 25

    Jul 1, 2025

    Banremoved

    DoDEA (Federal)

    Removed from DoDEA school libraries per White House executive orders.

  2. 25

    Oct 23, 2025

    Banunder legal challenge

    DoDEA (Federal)

    Federal judge (Patricia Giles, E.D. Va.) grants preliminary injunction ordering DoDEA to restore all removed books. ACLU v. DoDEA.

All ban records (1)

DoDEA (Federal)

school · federal

Under Legal ChallengeA lawsuit has been filed challenging this ban or the law behind it.

Removed per executive orders targeting DEI, gender ideology, and 'radical indoctrination' content in K-12 schools.

Reported Jul 14, 2025