How one right-wing activist is fighting to ban over 3,600 books from Florida schools

On Monday, writing for his Popular Information blog, investigative reporter Judd Legum outlined how Bruce Friedman, a far-right activist who recently moved from New York to Clay County, Florida, has gotten dozens of books banned from school libraries — and is planning to remove thousands more. “This year, at least 102 books have been removed from the shelves of school libraries in Clay County, Florida. Many of these books were pulled at the request of one man: Bruce Friedman,” wrote Legum. “And Friedman says he is just getting started. During a November 28 meeting of the Florida Department of …

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