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Oh The Places The Woke Will Go: Dr. Seuss Canceled For ‘Racial Undertones’

“In recent years there has been research revealing radical undertones in the books written and the illustrations drawn by Dr. Seuss.” 

Chrissy Clark
Oh The Places The Woke Will Go: Dr. Seuss Canceled For ‘Racial Undertones’
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A national educators organization is telling schools to avoid reading Dr. Seuss because the children’s books allegedly have “racial undertones.” 

For more than 20 years, March 2 has been recognized as Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. The reading recognition day was founded by the National Education Association — the nation’s largest labor union — in 1998. This year’s theme is “Create and Celebrate Diversity.” 

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