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Roots” by Alex Haley was taken off shelves after a district review found part of the book violated a relatively new state law called the age-appropriate materials act.

Knox County Schools' ban of Alex Haley's "Roots" under Tennessee law has sparked concerns from historians and educators.

Knox County Schools recently took Alex Haley's influential novel, "Roots," off library shelves under the Age-Appropriate Materials Act.