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In Defending the ‘Little House’ Books, We Defend Ourselves

In Defending the ‘Little House’ Books, We Defend Ourselves
Permanent and final home of Charles and Caroline Ingalls, built between 1887 and 1889 by Charles Ingalls in De Smet, South Dakota. The house is known in Laura Ingalls Wilder's writings as "The House That Pa Built." Unknown/Wikimedia Commons
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A series of American classics has been de facto banned by a major professional organization over concerns the books are racist. This ban should be opposed: it mischaracterizes the books, threatens free speech, and likely leads to more, not less, intolerance.

The “Little House” books are a series of American children’s novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder with the help of her daughter, based on her childhood and adolescence in the American Midwest between 1870 and 1894.

Linda Wiegenfeld
Linda Wiegenfeld
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Linda Wiegenfeld is a retired teacher. She can be reached for comments or suggestions at [email protected]