[p-e-w]

> the purpose of a project like this seems to be not just "here's some banned books" but rather "here's some banned books that I think are worth sharing / reading"

Those aren’t banned books though. They are books that used to be banned in another century.

It’s like saying “I’m a criminal because I criticized the Pope”.

[evil-olive]

> Those aren’t banned books though. They are books that used to be banned in another century.

as has been covered in multiple comments elsewhere in the thread, the "banned" books that are checked-in to the repo are examples that were used because they're in the public domain.