Little Egg Harbor resident Martha Hickson didn’t intend to become a driving force in a nationwide movement for free speech. But as groups relentlessly pushed for the removal of books from the school library at North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School, it became imperative for Hickson to fight back against censorship and advocate for freedom in libraries, in education and beyond.
“My feeling is that people at the grassroots level – individuals like you and me – need to understand the importance of…
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