The Book Banning Controversy

Huck and the Concord Library
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/hfconcrd.html
Links to the correspondence related to the banning of Huck Finn.

Censorship
http://www.twainquotes.com/Censorship.html
Quote from Mark Twain about censorship.

Censorship and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/huckcen/huckcentg.html
Literature Unit created by the San Diego office of Education.

The Trouble With Twain
http://www.pbs.org/now/arts/twain.html
An article about Twain and the controversy surrounding his life and writings.

Is Huck Finn a racist book?
http://teachers.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/ksherril/2nd%20semester%20am%20lit/Is%20Huck%20Finn%20a%20Racist%20Book.pdf
Article debating racism in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

When Reading Good Books Can Get Schools In Trouble
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/12_03/cenmain.shtml
Article includes information about banned books, including Huckleberry Finn.

Federal appeals court allows Huck Finn to remain on school's reading list
http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=9103&printerfriendly=1
An article about the decision of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Huck Finn still pushes buttons, professor says
http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=3637&printerfriendly=1
A discussion about the First Amendment and Huck Finn.

Challenged and Banned Books
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/index.cfm
American Library Association’s information on banned books.

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