Of Mice and Men, the novel by John Steinbeck, was removed from Tennessee public schools when the School Board Chair promised to remove all "filthy books" from public school curricula and libraries.
... of the census of 2000, there are 5,400 people, 1,693 households, and 1,286 families residing in the town. The population density is 387.5/km² (1,003.8/mi²). ...