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To Be Destroyed

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A 30-minute documentary on book banning and censorship that follows author Dave Eggers as he investigates why a Rapid City, SD school board wanted to ban his book.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2024-08-11

Runtime: 31 mins

Director: Arthur Bradford

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: To Be Destroyed

Production Companies: MSNBC Films

Production Countries: United States of America

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