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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

by Wilkerson, Isabel

ISBN: 9780593230275Random House Publishing Group

Genres

Historical FictionNonfiction

Banned or challenged 2 times across 2 jurisdictions.

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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 libraries per White House executive orders.

  2. 25

    Oct 23, 2025

    Banunder legal challenge

    DoDEA (Federal)

    Judge Giles (E.D. Va.) orders restoration. ACLU v. DoDEA preliminary injunction.

All ban records (2)

Llano County Library System, TX

public library · county

RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.

Removed by county commissioners. Supreme Court declined to hear challenge (Dec 2025).

Reported Mar 31, 2023

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.

Reported Jul 14, 2025