Sunday, May 20, 2018

Liberal prof tries to ban book about Robert E. Lee's horse

Liberal prof tries to ban book about Robert E. Lee's horse:
  • Washington and Lee University temporarily stopped selling a book written by a former employee about Robert E. Lee's horse, Traveller, after a professor raised "concerns" about its content.
  • W&L claimed that it suspended sales of the book because it had not been peer-reviewed, but did not restore the 37-page volume to its shelves for nearly a month.
On March 9, the Washington and Lee University Bookstore and the Lee Chapel Museum Shop removed a book from their shelves after a Washington and Lee (W&L) professor accused the book of painting a sympathetic picture of the Confederate States of America and the Old South.
The book in question was a children’s book written about Robert E. Lee’s beloved companion and most trusted warhorse, Traveller...."
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