Isabella Troy Brazoban
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Isabella Troy Brazoban (born May 24, 2005[1]) is a civil rights activist from Beaufort, SC and advocate for intellectual freedom. She is a co-founder of the youth-led movement against book censorship in Beaufort County, South Carolina, and is one of the primary subjects of the 2024 documentary film Banned Together.[2] Her work focuses on the intersection of student rights, diverse representation in literature, and the protection of academic freedom in both K-12 and higher education.
Troy Brazoban attended Battery Creek High School in Beaufort, South Carolina. In 2022, she became a prominent voice in local governance after attending a school board meeting where community members were advocating for the removal of nearly 100 library titles.[3] Her entry into activism was prompted by a desire to counter arguments that linked diverse literature to youth drug use—a topic she addressed personally by referencing her brother's experience with a non-fatal overdose. She argued that banning books was an ineffective and tangential response to the actual crises facing youth.
She transitioned into higher education to study physics, initially attending South Carolina State University (SCSU) for nuclear engineering[4] before transferring to CUNY College of Staten Island for the Spring 2026 semester. At CUNY, she studies under the mentorship of astrophysicist and professor Dr. Charles Liu.[5]