However, six months later, on 6 December 1957, the original Dell edition of Peyton Place was placed on the banned list, remaining there until 11 February 1971. It was the book's sexual passages, rather than its handling of taboo subjects, that concerned the censors.
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Raine.r.pierre Pre-marital sex, incestous, adultery, and abortion, which was illegal to perform way before the Roe vs. Wade decision.
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May 22, 2015 · Peyton Place was banned in dozens of American burgs, large and small, and in Australia, South Africa, the Soviet Union and across Canada.
Nov 7, 2017 · 1957 - Tennessee - Knoxville activated a city ordinance that said the City Board of Review could block items deemed obscene. Local booksellers ...