WaskiSquirrel | Book Burning in Drake, ND and more @WaskiSquirrel | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
I visit Drake, ND and I discuss a book burning that occurred there. I also discuss the presence of Drake in the works of Dr. Seuss.

The Drake story of book banning:
Kurt Vonnegut's letter to the Drake School Board President - lettersofnote.com/2012/03/30/i-am-very-real/?fbclid=IwAR1bxdOKoh2vIvJo_Mzd-wkkz_y55zbjj0PSeQ-o7-xfHeHN_axVKbGFwnk
1973 NYT Article - nytimes.com/1973/11/16/archives/dakota-town-dumfounded-at-criticism-of-book-burning-by-order-of-the.html
2013 Bismarck Tribune Article - bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/40-years-later-the-resentment-still-smolders/article_6dfe666a-48ae-11e3-b048-0019bb2963f4.html
40 years later, the resentment still smolders | Education | bismarcktribune.com
Humanities Moments Article - humanitiesmoments.org/moment/robert-newman-vonnegut-censorship
Modern Banning of the Book - huffpost.com/entry/kurt-vonnegut-letter-to-drake-high-school_n_1392557
Vonnegut's full original letter - web.archive.org/web/20230420022048/businessinsider.in/Kurt-Vonneguts-Powerful-1973-Letter-To-The-Man-Burning-His-Books/articleshow/35605560.cms
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Vonnegut's letter - youtube.com/watch?v=Cs845wKLldM

Harper Valley PTA - youtube.com/watch?v=lptkxSVVMKA

Cold Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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