Also relevant is the introduction to the Oxford Mark Twain edition of
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Toni Morrison, with her
admonition regarding the perils of omitting the offensive language.
Martin

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On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 8:50 AM, Barbara Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>
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> Every time I read about one of these "banning" controversies, I am reminded
> of Jocelyn Chadwick's excellent essay in _Critical Insights: Adventures of
> Huckleberry Finn_  (Salem Press, 2017). Chadwick decries such efforts which
> are undertaken for "children who somehow require the aid of benevolent
> white and black critics to think and reflect for them."   Chadwick further
> states, "Today's students are proving more than capable of having these
> hard conversations; indeed, they flourish in them because they want to
> think and break apart and analyze and understand."  A highly recommended
> essay from an outstanding Mark Twain scholar for any school board wrestling
> with such issues.
>
> Barb
>