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'Huckleberry Finn' pulled from classes after parent complains
The Lansing State Journal ^
| November 3, 2006
| AP
Posted on 11/03/2006 6:54:37 PM PST by Stoat
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To: Stoat
Sam Clemens!
You racist pig!
brought to ya by the same lovelies who have been on Dixie for a generation now....
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posted on
11/01/2007 7:55:46 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(This country is being destroyed by folks who could have never created it.)
To: Jorge
“The fact is, if there are racial slurs, it doesn’t belong in a public school.”
I can see your point, but no other book even came close to opening my eyes to racism and it’s history as well as Huck and Tom Saywer. Made me think at a young age.
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posted on
11/01/2007 8:07:36 AM PDT
by
Unassuaged
(I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
To: Unassuaged
Good point. I never thought about it that way.
It's been so long since I read them.
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11/02/2007 4:07:12 PM PDT
by
Jorge
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