Texas County Reverses Fiction Label on Indigenous History Book
A controversial decision to reclassify a children's book on Native American history as fiction was overturned following backlash from authors and advocacy groups.
- The book, 'Colonization and the Wampanoag Story,' was initially moved to the fiction section by a citizen committee in Montgomery County, Texas.
- Advocates, including the Texas Freedom to Read Project and Penguin Random House, criticized the reclassification as an attempt to distort historical truths.
- The Montgomery County Commission reversed the decision, restoring the book's nonfiction status after public outcry.
- The book, authored by Indigenous historian Linda Coombs, provides a fact-based account of the Wampanoag tribe's history and encounters with European settlers.
- The reclassification incident highlights broader concerns over book bans and censorship in the U.S., particularly regarding works on race, history, and marginalized communities.
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