Most of the time, I just lurk here and learn. However, when you say something in regards to high school, the radar in the teacher goes off. I have taught in high school for thirty-six year, the bulk of the time dealing with American literature. Many times I have taught Huck Finn in high school in South Carolina, where many of my students have been black. I have NEVER had a problem with my black students or their parents. I have always taught my students to read literature from the perspective of the time period in which it was written. It has worked for me. I deal with the issues in Huck Finn without making them an issue. I find tolerance among young people usually far superior to tolerance among adults. Nick Huffman