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In 1982, Banned Books Week became a national celebration. Before, state governments and local school districts had made attempts to ban several books.

Maria Marquez Hernandez, who was brought to the U.S. by her parents and raised here as an undocumented child, was an honors student and doing well in college. When Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was introduced in 2012, Maria applied for it and received a Social Security number and a work authorization card. Even with this documentation, Maria was not allowed to receive a driver’s license because of a block put on DACA recipients by Governor Heineman. That’s when Hernandez decided to stand up and speak out. 

Every so often, frequently in election years, there are public conversations about patriotism. There’s been no shortage of such conversations in recent weeks between Colin Kaepernick and the National Anthem or a proposal in Congress related to the American Flag.

Under the First Amendment, every American has the right to hold a gathering of any kind as long as it is a peaceful assembly.