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Issues concerning censorship and the banning of books in schools. ... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the 4th most banned books in schools according to Banned in the U.S.A. by Herbert N. Foerstal. In 1998 three new attacks arose to challenge its inclusion in education. ... Censorship and Book Banning in America...
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712educators.about.com/cs/bannedbooks/a/bookbanning.htm
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Huck Finn is a great book. Some parents just need to let the teachers do their jobs. Whether we like it or not history is there and it is not going to go away. Rather than banning the book, use it as ... You are right on regarding the ridiculous attempt to ban Huck Finn from schools. Such attempts are terribly unauthentic.
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By banning an important work in U.S. history, these schools are ignoring the racial sentiments of this time period simply because the language in Huck Finn may not be appropriate. In addition, reading this novel hopefully invokes in people a sense of shame for the mistakes of our ancestors.
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However, with an African American about to be inaugurated as president, Foley wonders whether 'Huck Finn' ought to be sent back down the river. Why not replace it with a more modern, less discomfiting novel documenting the epic journey of discovery?
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articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/19/nation/na-classics19
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The Pennsylvania chapter of the NAACP would like to see the book removed from required reading lists in high schools and colleges, though it doesn't object to "Huckleberry Finn" being left as voluntary reading. ... "You're left with conundrums at the end of "Huck Finn." You're left with no answers," Chadwick said.
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www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/09.28/huckfinn.html
www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/09.28/huckfinn.html
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Some community groups have questioned the appropriateness of certain books read in schools while faculty members feel that censorship of certain classics is not correct. ... Is Huck Finn a racist book? ... Civil Rights or Book Banning...
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csis.pace.edu/pclc/community/eloreto/Banfinn.htm
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We have compiled a list of the following reasons why we feel "Huckleberry Finn" written by Mark Twain should be removed from all public schools within these, ... Huck Finn and his pals use the term “nigger” like it’s second nature. This alone should be cause for banning the book, at least for kids- nobody wants to be...
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homepage.mac.com/dwillia/HuckFinnSite/index_2.htm
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"Huckleberry Finn," first published in 1885, chronicles the journey of a rough-hewn, 13-year-old white boy and a runaway slave down the Mississippi River on a raft through the antebellum South. ... Join Now or Login to view the rest of this paper.
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For more about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and teaching controversial topics, see Huck Finn in Context, a guide for teachers on this Web site. Born to Trouble: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the first film in the Culture Shock series.
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