Johnson opened the book store over the weekend. She says last year, close to 3,000 titles were challenged or banned in the United States.
"Loudmouth Books is all about uplifting the voices of marginalized authors and highlighting banned books," said Leah Johnson, the owner and an author.
Banned Books Week started more than 40 years ago as a time to celebrate the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools.
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