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Annapolis Book Club stages reading of Maya Angelou book after Naval Academy library removal

Ben Thompson reads a chapter from the book as Tracey Ernst sits by his side waiting for her turn to read. Local alumni, residents and former USNA faculty hold a public reading of Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Saturday at City Dock to protest the 381 books banned from the Naval Academy’s library. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Ben Thompson reads a chapter from the book as Tracey Ernst sits by his side waiting for her turn to read. Local alumni, residents and former USNA faculty hold a public reading of Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Saturday at City Dock to protest the 381 books banned from the Naval Academy’s library. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
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Less than a week after the U.S. Naval Academy removed 381 books and literary works from its library, a local Annapolis book club staged a reading of one of the removed books at Annapolis City Dock.

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