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Portugal. The Man Protests Alaskan School District Book Ban by Offering Students Free Copies
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variety.comBy Ellise Shafer editor Grammy-winning band Portugal. The Man are taking a stand against a recent book ban made by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough school board in Alaska.
The school board voted to remove five classic works of literature from the curriculum due to what it deemed “controversial” content: “The Great Gatsby” by F.
Scott Fitzgerald, “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison, “Catch-22” by Joseph Heller, “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien and “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou.
In response, Portugal. The Man — which hails from Wasilla, a city within the Mat-Su Borough — have pledged to donate copies of the books directly to students in the district who would like to read them. “These titles are often considered
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