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Roberto Clemente book returned to school shelves in Florida school district

February 24, 2023 / 5:12 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Roberto Clemente book returned to shelves in Florida

FLORIDA (KDKA) - A children's book about Roberto Clemente is being returned to school library shelves in Florida.

Last year, Duval County schools removed the book "Roberto Clemente: The Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates" from classrooms.

Officials said they had to review the book under a new state law.

The book tells the story of Clemente's life in Puerto Rico, his stardom with the Pirates, and his humanitarian work - which included fighting racism on and off the field.

The book was one of about 1.6 million books that had to be reviewed.

So far, around 7,000 have been approved.

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