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Should the 1920s newspaper collection of the KKK be publicly available online?

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CarolineP · 70-79, F
Suppression never works, other than as an inducement for people to seek harder. Their is an absolute truism "Build a higher wall, and I will build a higher ladder".

There is also the 'slippery slope' argument. Ban/supress one unpleasant part of our history, and you have taken the first step to book-burning. And another absolute of human history: when books are burnt, the burning of humans will follow".
DaughterOfGone · 36-40, F
@CarolineP I agree with you. I also think showing the ugly side of history can be educational, e.g. show the mistakes/wrongs of the past in hopes that the future generations won't repeat them.