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In a video on Facebook on Jan. 4, 2022, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White held up a copy of , "Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness" by Anastasia Higganbotham, calling it and other "anti-racist" books in Mississippi libraries "racist" and "a cancer on our society." Screencap courtesy Office of Auditor White

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Auditor Targets Anti-Racism Books in Mississippi Libraries: ‘A Cancer On Our Society’

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White is endorsing proposed legislation to ban educators from teaching “anti-racist” ideas in schools and accused libraries in the state of stocking “racist” books that criticize …

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