Huck Stops Here
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The book that has been called the first great American novel — "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" — has been pulled from high school classes in Taylor, Michigan after the mother of an African-American student complained about its use of a racial slur. The novel — which is considered critical of slavery — is about a late 19th-century white boy's adventures along the Mississippi River — including his friendship with and efforts to protect a slave named Jim.
The Detroit News reports students in an advanced placement English class read aloud and acted out portions of the Mark Twain classic — but the mother of the class's only black student objected.
The school district now plans to review whether the novel should be removed from the curriculum — and whether other books with what is called objectionable material should also be excluded.
The book that has been called the first great American novel — "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" — has been pulled from high school classes in Taylor, Michigan after the mother of an African-American student complained about its use of a racial slur. The novel — which is considered critical of slavery — is about a late 19th-century white boy's adventures along the Mississippi River — including his friendship with and efforts to protect a slave named Jim.
The Detroit News reports students in an advanced placement English class read aloud and acted out portions of the Mark Twain classic — but the mother of the class's only black student objected.
The school district now plans to review whether the novel should be removed from the curriculum — and whether other books with what is called objectionable material should also be excluded.
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