Robert, I cannot give a complete list of reasons school boards have used for banning HUCKLEBERRY FINN; but THE MARK TWAIN JOURNAL published an interesting issue for the Fall of 1984 (Volume 22, Number 2) in which a number of black writers looked at the novel a hundred years after its completion. Thadious Davis, in his introduction to the issue, takes up the subject of the book's being banned and indicates that the contributing writers have discussed it in the accompanying essays. T As I recall, the most popular reason among those in the mid-twentieth century who have asked that the book be banned was its use of the word "nigger" and its depicting Jim as a subservient being. The JOURNAL presents a number of ancillary reasons as well. Good luck in your search. David Tomlinson