Ohio man accused of burning 100 books on Black, Jewish, LGBTQ history

An Ohio man is accused of burning 100 library books on African American, Jewish, and LGBTQ history, sparking a public outcry.

An Ohio man is accused of burning 100 library books on African American, Jewish, and LGBTQ history, sparking a public outcry.

Cuyahoga County Public Library's Beachwood library branch on Shaker Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio.Google MapsThe Beachwood Police Department said the man checked out the books in April, days after he went to the Beachwood library branch on Shaker Boulevard and got a library card, NBC affiliate WKYC of Cleveland reported.

He allegedly told the librarian that his son was a member of the LGBTQ community and that he was trying to learn more about it, the news station reported.

The library was informed that the man had posted a photo showing a car trunk full of books on the site, Gab.com, according to WKYC. The books had Cuyahoga County Public Library stickers on them. The library was later informed that the man posted a video that appeared to show him burning all of the books he checked out.

The books cost around $1,700, the news station reported.