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https://progressflorida.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Book-Ban-1-Social-Media-02-13-23.jpg600400Florida is now second only to Texas in the number of books removed from public school libraries and classrooms. How did we become a national leader in censorship and restricting students’ freedom to learn? Gov. DeSantis promoted and signed new laws in the last two legislative sessions that started Florida’s current and continuing cascade of book bans.