“This isn’t a big beautiful antebellum home. It might look like a barn,” said Beverly Foster, whose connections to the site go back to childhood when she played in the yard while her father met with his Masonic brothers inside. Her husband Eddie Foster became the Grand Master of the lodge, and she helped start an effort to restore the building as part of the Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association.
“This lodge has a bigger legacy than we realize,” she said.
David Myers Jr., district deputy with the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia, sits inside the reception hall of the Chickamauga Masonic Lodge. Contributed by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
David Myers Jr., district deputy with the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia, sits inside the reception hall of the Chickamauga Masonic Lodge. Contributed by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Freemasonry for freedmen
To understand how Prince Hall Lodge No. 221 became so vital to Chickamauga’s Black citizens, one must first understand the history of Prince Hall Masonry. A predominately African American fraternal organization, its membership has included notables such as the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, legendary musicians William “Count” Basie and Nat King Cole and late U.S. Congressmen Elijah Cummings and John Lewis.
It predates historically Black colleges and Greek organizations, and even the founding of the country, said Dave Gillarm Jr., grand historian for the state chapter. “Look back at history, when important things were happening in the African American community, there were Masons there.”
That history, like that of African descendants in this country, is one of rejection and resilience, of turning racist exclusion from long-established institutions into deeply entrenched, culturally resonate traditions of their own. Prince Hall, an abolitionist and native of Barbados who settled in Boston as a leatherworker, was drawn to the values of liberty and community exemplified by the Masons, a secret, all-male society established in Britain in the 17th century.
But as a Black man, Hall was denied acceptance into the local, all-white Mason lodge
Undeterred, in 1775 he and 14 other freedmen joined Boston’s Grand Lodge of Ireland, but had limited powers. Nearly 10 years later, Hall was granted a charter from the Grand Lodge of England to form what would eventually be known as African Lodge No. 1.
The lodge needs $250,000 to replace the roof, windows and siding. Contributed by by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
The lodge needs $250,000 to replace the roof, windows and siding. Contributed by by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Now numbering 300,000 members across 5,000 lodges worldwide, the Prince Hall Masons, which adopted the founder’s name after his death, became more than a copy of traditional masonry. It evolved its own mythologies and rituals, some tied to members’ African roots.
Members are integral to their communities and to milestones in American history as business owners, doctors, academics, activists, farmers, educators, politicians and members of the armed forces “helping to lead African Americans into newfound freedom and to become productive in society,” Gillarm said.
“The importance of these places is beyond,” said Corey Shackleford, grand master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia. “They should be in the history books, it’s so enmeshed in our lives. If you look at the Underground Railroad, look at the civil rights movement: Who looked out for all kinds of people? Prince Hall Masons. Stop and listen to how deep it runs. Prince Hall Masons were the backbone of the community,”
Prince Hall in Georgia
Chickamauga Prince Hall Lodge No. 221 of the Free and Accepted Masons of Georgia was not the oldest lodge in Georgia or the most influential. The first one was built in Savannah in 1866. The Prince Hall Grand Lodge on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta was the first home of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. But the lodge in Chickamauga was an integral part of the District Hill community.
Built in 1924, its roots date back to the first charter in 1915, led by C.D. Haslerig, who donated the three-quarter-acre plot of land and whose family operated the only Black-owned dairy farm in the area. The Haslerig home, across the road, burned down “mysteriously” in 1924, Foster said, along with the original charter for the lodge. A second charter was issued two years later.
Such tragedies, mysterious or not, didn’t stop the work going on inside the building or in the community. At times in its history, the lodge sheltered homeless people, raised money for the local segregated school, whose teachers were paid a salary but provided with little, if any, supplies, Foster said. They also cared for widows and orphans.
Jacqueline McGintis, who has lived behind the lodge most of her life, often wondered what was happening inside — the rituals and concerns known only to the sworn brothers. Because Masonry is a secret organization, the goings-on are kept firmly within that membership.
Because the Masons is a secret society, what went on inside the lodge was known only to its members. Contributed by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Because the Masons is a secret society, what went on inside the lodge was known only to its members. Contributed by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
“My father wouldn’t even let us come into the building,” Foster said. “There was a secret handshake. We would try to watch for it, and they had done it before you realized it.”
For years the lodge was a hub of activity, but as older members died and fewer new members joined, participation declined, perhaps because other organizations and pastimes became available, Foster said.
“They used to have barbecues in the yard. Now, it’s almost desolate.” said McGintis. “You could see the cars and the lights. But over the years, it got less and less.”
Lodge No. 221 hosted meetings until 2018, when the once-vibrant membership fell below the four required to stay independent. The remaining members were absorbed into another lodge.
“Brothers started dying out,” said longtime member David Myers, district deputy of the area. “There were just three of us.”
Saving a community’s legacy
Clemmie Adams Black, 94, spent three decades meeting in the lodge as a member of the Order of the Eastern Stars, the Masons’ sister organization. Stepping inside for the first time in decades on a hot, muggy day in July, there was both wonder and hurt in her voice.
“This place was one of the things that brought us through,” she said. “Looking at it now, it looks like a failure. It would be like a blessing, something to look forward to, if all of a sudden, something happened here.”
Masons only permit men into its membership, but women can join the Eastern Stars if a male relative belongs to the organization. Adams Black joined in 1951 at the age of 21 and was active for more than 30 years.
“Everybody looked up to (the Masons),” she said. “There were people who would help you accomplish things you couldn’t do on your own. Being here in the lodge, you had that closeness.”
She perused remnants of the lodge’s former life — an old piano, piles of boxes, an open refrigerator, the ancient wood stove that once heated the place.
“Walking around here brings back so many memories,” she said and then paused. “It’s painful.”
After a storm damaged the roof in 2020, the building was deemed unsafe. Contributed by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
After a storm damaged the roof in 2020, the building was deemed unsafe. Contributed by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
So far, the lodge has been the recipient of a few federal grants, including one that helped firm up the foundation. There have also been fundraisers, including one this fall on the lodge’s lawn. But there’s more work to do, Shackleford said.
The community’s effort was successful in securing the historical marker in 2010, which Foster said helped get others to recognize the worth of the lodge. Now the Prince Hall Grand Lodge in Riverdale, the Masons’ central headquarters for the state, is leading the effort to save the Chickamauga lodge.
“This was the centerpiece of that community,” said Corey Shackleford.
Signs indicate the timing could be good for fostering interest in the rescue effort. The Prince Hall Grand Lodge in Atlanta, the first home of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, recently received a $1.5 million grant to renovate its structure on Auburn Avenue.
“Oftentimes, resources are lost and you never know what was there,” said Melissa Jest, coordinator of African American projects for the Georgia Historical Preservation Division. She is hopeful the building will return to what it once was.
“(People) want to touch the place and be in spaces where history happened, where our ancestors toiled and cried. These places, like the lodge, provide that experience,” she said. “If you’re looking for nice and pretty, you’ll go to Disney World.”
Efforts to rehabilitate this once vibrant place is not only the business of the Prince Hall Masons but of the greater community, as part of a plan to attract more history and heritage tourism to Chickamauga — what John Culpepper, chairperson of the Walker County Historic Preservation Commision, called a former “textile town that was dying on the vine.”
“We want to really make (the lodge) a picturesque showplace,” he said. “If this generation doesn’t get it done, it won’t get done. I wish that house could talk. It’s got a story. It either has to be now or we’re gonna lose it.”
Black history is American history
The story of the Chickamauga lodge is American history, but it’s also, specifically Black history. Many of the people interviewed acknowledged that the subject can be considered divisive, but painful things like discimination and slavery are inextricable. For instance, Eddie Foster’s great-great grandfather was a body servant to Confederate Army Captain Samuel Thompson Foster, who fought in the Battle of Chickamauga.
“The history of both families loom large here. And it’s important to tell all of it,” Beverly Foster said. “Some ugly things did happen, but if we dwell on that we can’t move forward. Once we came out of slavery, most of us came out with nothing. We didn’t have a place to go, most of us. White people told the history from their point of view. Now we’re telling it from ours. This is not just important to us, but to the state of Georgia.”
Historian Jest agreed.
“It’s a wonderful example of the agency of African Americans when our humanity was in question,” she said after touring the Chickamauga lodge. “It was wonderful to see and touch and be within a space built by Black people who wanted to attest to their humanity and independence. I was moved. I was honored. We share this story no matter what part of Georgia we are in. Most likely our ancestors came over on the same boat, through the same portal.”
The ultimate goal is not only to make Lodge No. 221 a tourism attraction, but to one day fill its membership rolls to the point where it’s an active lodge again. “I wish we could get it going again,” Myers said. “I have to drive 60 miles. Being here at home is more convenient.”
The state leadership is hopeful about the future of the organization, which has about 13,000 Prince Hall Masons and Eastern Stars, who range in age from “18 till the Lord calls you home,” Gillarm said, although the bulk are Baby Boomers. While the youngest ones aren’t “knocking down our doors, they do come to us when they get older. We are growing. They want to be a part of where we are going.”
Myers stands outside the Chickamauga Masonic Lodge, which community members hope will become active again once the building is repaired. Contributed by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Myers stands outside the Chickamauga Masonic Lodge, which community members hope will become active again once the building is repaired. Contributed by Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Credit: Mark Gilliland
Gillarm hopes younger people will notice similarities between modern movements like Black Lives Matters and voting rights organizations with the values of Prince Hall Masons.
“To be a Mason in Georgia you must be a registered voter. It’s been that way since the ‘50s,” he said. “We want a person who wants to be part of the Black community.”
Foster believes that can happen. Many times, standing in front of the lodge, she’s been stopped by young people, “white and Black ones,” she said, “who slow down and say ‘What is this place? Who do we call about this? Do you ever have it open?’”
When she tells them, they get it. And she’s sure other people will, too, if the place is there to discover.
“It gives them a sense of pride and place,” Foster said. “It looks like it’s falling over. It looks weird, but it’s solid.”
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In 1954, #BettyWhite was criticized after having Arthur Duncan, a Black tap dancer, on her show.
Her response: "I'm sorry. Live with it."
She then gave Duncan even more airtime. The show was canceled soon after.
Rest well, Betty. #ThankYouForBeingAFriend pic.twitter.com/3rQRTHOPe7
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RIP Betty White! Man did I think you would live forever. You blew a huge hole in this world that will inspire generations. Rest in glorious peace….you’ve earned your wings ❤️❤️❤https://t.co/7wpeLHgySy
— Viola Davis (@violadavis) December 31, 2021
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Our national treasure, Betty White, has passed just before her 100th birthday. Our Sue Ann Nivens, our beloved Rose Nylund, has joined the heavens to delight the stars with her inimitable style, humor, and charm. A great loss to us all. We shall miss her dearly.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) December 31, 2021
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I loved Betty White, so I went up to them: “I’m so honored to meet you both.” And then I said, “Isn’t Linda great?” She said, “We came to see you.” I said, “Why?” “Because we heard you were funny.” I was elated.
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) December 31, 2021
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I TOOK BETTY WHITE?!?
NOW?!?
I am a terrible, horrible, cruel, miserable God.
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) December 31, 2021
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Betty White was an icon, a legend, and consistently found a way to be the moment over her nearly 70 year career.
A trailblazer. An original. And a truly kind soul. May she be forever surrounded by four-legged animals in heaven. pic.twitter.com/agiNKiSY7O
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RIP Betty White. Thank you for being a friend… pic.twitter.com/6fd8rs9FLh
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 31, 2021
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What an exceptional life.
I’m grateful for every second I got to spend with Betty White.
Sending love to her family, friends and all of us.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) December 31, 2021
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1) Betty White. Where do I begin? I’ve known her long, but I think the first time I met her was when she was a guest star on Suddenly Susan in the late 90s. Everyone was very excited she was on the show. I had accidentally parked in her parking spot that day. She walks in…
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) December 31, 2021
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I don't know how to process that we lost Betty White, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod and Cloris Leachman in one year.
— Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint) December 31, 2021
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US television's Golden Girl Betty White, celebrated for her comic acting over eight decades, dies aged 99 https://t.co/8bXpKiaKRT
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 31, 2021
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God brought home Cicely Tyson at the beginning and Betty White at the end. These pioneers will always be remembered. 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/AHzBu9uHzv
— yearofking✨ (@TheGreatOne___) December 31, 2021
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Betty White was everything! Beauty, smart, funny and caring. What a life lived! #RIPbettywhite pic.twitter.com/DGCUziRDYk
— Spencer Graves (@SpencerGraves) December 31, 2021
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Betty White : I is very hard to absorb you are not here anymore.. But the memories of your deLIGHT
are ..Thank you for yur humor , your warmth and your activism ..
Rest now and say Hi to Bill— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) December 31, 2021
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I’ve loved few things in comedy more than Betty White’s sense of humor, that mischievous twinkle in her eye when she knew she was about to do something raucous or naughty. Thanks for the endless decades of funny and for all the animals you helped. Rest easy ♥️ pic.twitter.com/f2DvsURqXj
— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) December 31, 2021
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Tonight we will raise MANY glasses to the WONDERFUL legacy of Betty White!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) December 31, 2021
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We are heartbroken over the death of Betty White, a longtime friend of GLAAD and supporter of LGBTQ equality and acceptance. Our hearts go out to her loved ones and fans.
Thank you for being a friend, Betty. 💔 pic.twitter.com/m9nSJGb7o8
— GLAAD (@glaad) December 31, 2021
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On its last day, 2021 decided to take Betty White just before her 100th birthday. pic.twitter.com/iY1z92eobl
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 31, 2021
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Another brilliant talent has made her transition. I had the pleasure of getting to know Betty White and shared a few giggles with her. May she rest in well-earned peace. ❤️
— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) December 31, 2021
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All the Golden Girls are gone.
Rest In Peace, Betty White (1922 - 2021)
No one did it like her. pic.twitter.com/RbbXTQ1Kh2
— Gavagan (@RobGavagan) December 31, 2021
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Heaven right now #thankyouforbeingafriend #BettyWhite pic.twitter.com/oXWFz2lr8N
— HARITO (@Ritosmodernlife) December 31, 2021
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No mere words could express adequate love and appreciation for #BettyWhite
So I think @FinallyAaron conveys it best.
Rest in heaven, Betty, and #ThankYouForBeingAFriend pic.twitter.com/I8K1oaSsJo— Clay Aiken (@clayaiken) December 31, 2021
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Betty White was a friend to animals for decades - her devotion was unparalleled. 😢💔#ThankYouForBeingAFriend pic.twitter.com/sqFcSvq1za
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In a world so divided, one of the last things we could all agree on was Betty White. 😔
— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) December 31, 2021
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Thank you, Betty White.
Rest easy. pic.twitter.com/eiy8GaePHa
— Canadian Forces in 🇺🇸 (@CAFinUS) December 31, 2021
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Many wildflower species — such as milkweeds, trilliums and Virginia bluebells — need a spell of moist cold known as stratification before their seeds can germinate. Without winter to crack open their genetic codes, the living embryos in many seeds eventually would die regardless of spring sunshine and rain."},{"_id":"FEEBZRGJR5AWLETUA3XD3EKQXQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1640063211659},"type":"text","content":"IN THE SKY: From David Dundee, Tellus Science Museum astronomer: The Quadrantid meteor shower, visible at night through early next week in the northern sky, will peak Monday before dawn. The shower typically produces some 50 meteors per hour. The moon will be new on Sunday. Venus and Mars are low in the east around dawn. Jupiter and Saturn are low in the west at dusk. 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He also noted a recent study indicating that 72% of today’s high school students plan to be entrepreneurs, which means many of them won’t be working for anybody but themselves."},{"_id":"SDDVAV6UVNDUROENYXS65RPTHM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1640276366363},"type":"text","content":"But for those of us who are not willing to go it alone, what will best guide us through this uncertain future of work is a spirit of collaboration, he said."},{"_id":"JQAGQEEM4BHCXGQIB7KTWO6MSE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1640276366364},"type":"text","content":"Elmore’s forthcoming book has the working title, “A New Kind of Diversity” and the content suggests it is generational diversity that we are most missing in the modern workplace."},{"_id":"UIHRHT2TJFGHNKTZ5JFZOHPAEY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1640276366365},"type":"text","content":"All those Gen X managers will have to learn to view millennials and Gen Z employees as individuals, Elmore said. 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I feel excitement and comradery with the others in line, all fellow health care workers, the young Asian male six feet in front of me, and the African American female CNA (certified nursing assistant) still in her light blue scrubs, six feet behind me. I smile at her, so grateful, we get this opportunity. I feel like this is bigger than me, that I am doing something important. Only 1% of the population is vaccinated so far, and I will be included in that number. It’s a little cool down here, so I’m glad I wore my warm wool jacket. I text my my husband: “waiting in line, lots of people, lots of volunteers.”"},{"_id":"HPNOG2NWHVF23M4S4DYX4Y5RME","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1640694803145},"type":"text","content":"“Ok cool,” he replies. 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My husband and I joined phase three of the trial a few months later, in the summer of 2020. The three of us have remained in the trials, filling out weekly e-diaries, doing monthly follow-up calls with a nurse and making occasional trips to Emory to get shots, have physicals and have blood taken."},{"_id":"KBO55RPKGJBYHP2HZALV6MZ6PQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1640701413083},"type":"text","content":"We had no idea when we joined the trials in 2020, just how long this would all go on, or how imperative this vaccine would become in the fight against the spread of COVID. As we left 2020 behind, all exclaiming, “What a year,” as if there would never be another one like it, we jumped on a 2021 roller coaster ride that brought our hopes high as the number of cases dropped, only to unexpectedly propel us to the bottom again as omicron arrived and spread wildly. 2021 was longer and tougher than I had expected. 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The nature of these searches is based on the assumption of guilt, especially in areas known to be over-policed."},{"_id":"D2LDMZFAGFEZ7F3D2LLPDIBFBE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639752411316},"type":"text","content":"The landscape of American culture, in general, and Black culture, specifically, is its own study in contradictions. 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The lack of society’s ability to recognize the nuances of our cultural wares and social privileges will continue to stunt progress in ways that ultimately benefit everyone. Such lack of awareness, such refusal to evolve, causes widespread wariness of how we may be perceived by one another."},{"_id":"CZFO3XCDJFBKZN3WV3BXGPRY7E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639752411317},"type":"text","content":"At the core of our human existence is the need to be seen, heard and accepted. 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To be courteous."},{"_id":"PY7Y6T75MRCKPFW4E4GE5KELMA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639945630709},"type":"text","content":"I see someone for whom I have so much respect that I realize the projection of my own fears is detrimental to his being."},{"_id":"XVFB6UMRQJBXHCCIKZZ5IFBGRQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639945630710},"type":"text","content":"Through my son, I have learned that fear is a terrible driver. I had to learn that respect and calmness are far more effective. Which is why I decided to take a brave step and ask my son directly, how did he feel about driving given the current social climate?"},{"_id":"4NOKHJNPXBDZVN2O7BXHADWLKA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639945630711},"type":"text","content":"As I braced myself for his response, he said, “It’s a risk. Whatever I do is a risk. 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By contrast, reading banned books correlated positively to civic behavior — students were more interested in politics and elections and more involved in charitable causes. Student GPA correlated positively to hours spent reading for personal pleasure (though not specifically reading banned books). A small group of girls who were voracious readers of banned books also had high levels of mental health problems, Ferguson said, but it was unclear whether they were attracted to the books because of the state of their mental health, if their mental health changed because they read the books or if there was a positive or negative impact on their mental health from reading banned books."},{"_id":"4V5IRNXQDNHPZPJ4ZPWWHOYGUU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639678796073},"type":"text","content":"More extensive research on the topic might offer greater insight into the statements made by Kahaian and others suggesting that obscene materials in books could trigger girls who have experienced trauma. As Ferguson posits, what if a child’s motivation for reading banned books is more critical than the content of the books themselves?"},{"_id":"EROWHYGXEFAVVBVCCOCFJPFOPA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639678796074},"type":"text","content":"He is aware that almost any research on the topic will be questioned. “If you say there is no evidence that things are harmful, they will say you have no evidence that it is not,” Ferguson said."},{"_id":"KVMX46DI5RFNXFOLKRIXMO73J4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639678796075},"type":"text","content":"That back and forth was illustrated last month when Virginia’s Spotsylvania County schools overturned a ban on all “sexually explicit” books from its libraries just a week after passing the ban."},{"_id":"ZKMDLOVGVRGJ3CKSVLJC63KEAM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639701699359},"type":"text","content":"But as one local librarian said at the time, “If you have a worldview that can be undone by a novel, let me suggest that the problem is not the novel.”"},{"_id":"2Y3L74PCBVD4NGFY23ZED2AJDU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1639678796077},"type":"text","content":"We are in the midst of what could be a meaningful moment of cultural and social change. 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