“…the company Dr Seuss Enterprises released a statement on their website explaining their decision to stop publishing these books, citing that they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.” In addition to those two books, McElligot’s Pool (1947), Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953), On Beyond Zebra! (1955) and The Cat’s Quizzer (1976) will no longer be published. “I just handed it to them, surprised,” says Christian Nasse, a 66-year-old detainee at the jail. “And just put it in (1) _____ memory bank that it was odd — another intimidation thing.”
“Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families,” they wrote.
The company, which preserves and protects the legacy of the late author and illustrator, who died in 1991 at the age of 87, also noted in the statement that the decision was made over the past year with a panel of experts, including educators, academics (2) ______ specialists in the field, who reviewed the catalog of titles.
The works of Dr. Seuss, born Theodore Seuss Geisel, have long been considered canon for children’s literature thanks to their playful illustrations and tongue-twisting rhymes. In recent years, however, Geisel’s work has been called out for his caricature and stereotype-ridden depictions of racial minorities, particularly Black and Asian people (…)”
(Adapted from https://time.com/5943429/dr-seuss-racist-images/)
In the sentence “… the company Dr Seuss Entrerprises released a statement on their website explaining their decision to stop publishing these books” (paragraph 1), the word their refers to