Listed here are books that people have tried to ban because they object to their political statements or sympathies.
| Title | Author | First published | Recent incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ban This Book | Alan Gratz | 2017 | 2024 |
| The Iron Heel | Jack London | 1908 | 1933 |
| Lysistrata | Aristophanes | 411 BCE | 1967 |
| Areopagitica | John Milton | 1644 | 1644 |
| A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo | Jill Twiss | 2018 | 2022 |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | Harriet Beecher Stowe | 1852 | 1857 |
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