The estate of Maya Angelou has joined Kurt Vonnegut’s estate in its case against Utah’s Sensitive Materials Law. The ACLU first filed the suit on behalf of the Vonnegut’s estate in January. The amended complaint is a response to the banning of Angelou’s book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by two school districts in Utah, with authorities currently considering a statewide ban of the book. Utah’s Sensitive Materials Law, passed in 2022 and amended in 2024, requires public schools and their libraries to remove certain “inappropriate” books or books with any reference to sex. Stephanie Floyd-Johnson, Angelou’s daughter-in-law […]
