1953 -Indiana Textbook Commission member charges that Robin Hood is communist


In an example of the lengths to which the “Red Scare” in America is going, Mrs. Thomas J. White of the Indiana Textbook Commission calls for the removal of references to the book Robin Hood from textbooks used by the state’s schools. Mrs. White …read more

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Indiana Textbook Commission member charges that Robin Hood is communist

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HISTORY

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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indiana-textbook-commission-member-charges-that-robin-hood-is-communistic

Access Date

November 12, 2022

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A&E Television Networks

Last Updated

November 15, 2021

Original Published Date

November 13, 2009

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