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obscene literature



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But stercus is also the root word for scatology, which is obscene literature, and we’re really hoping this paper is not considered obscene literature.

From The Verge • Jan. 11, 2019

“We want the kids to have access to the books in the library. The problem is having obscene literature mandatory in the classroom and for discussion.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2014

Last month district attorneys from 38 Pennsylvania counties met to "discuss new methods of combatting the obscene literature pouring into the state." but were anable to agree on any fair or workable censorship formula.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its purpose: to keep "obscene" literature out of the state.

From Time Magazine Archive

These statutes forbade sending obscene literature through the mails; and there had been more than a hundred recent convictions.

From Liberty In The Nineteenth Century by Holland, Frederic May