[DeFault User]

Huckleberry Finn should be recognized as the most important book of the Civil Rights movement.

[Brucifer]

What may even be worse is that "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" has also been banned several times on the same grounds. Ernest Gaines was an instructor of mine years ago. Apparently, nobody told him black people shouldn't write like that.

[Mad Dawg]

Huckleberry Finn should be recognized as the most important book of the Civil Rights movement.

Abso-goldarn-LUTely! There are lots of men in the book, but only one mensch, and that's Jim.

The mother in this case just took out a book that ought to make her child proud (and ought to make all humans proud of Twain's perceptiveness and gentle way of getting it across.)

[Wilhelm Tell]

Huckleberry Finn should be recognized as the most important book of the Civil Rights movement.

People who know history understand that. Unfortunately, the schools have to cater to the "sensitivity" of those who have an extremely narrow and ignorant view of things. And the more ignorant someone is, the more "sensitive" he is likely to be. On the other hand, rap stars can use the "N" word and say all kinds of demeaning things about black women and we are expected not to just tolerate it -- we are commanded to celebrate it like it is something wonderful.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Huckleberry Finn should be recognized as the most important book of the Civil Rights movement.

That is the great irony. Anyone who thinks that Huckleberry Finn is a racist book clearly has either never read it or is unable to understand it.

[sphinx]

Huckleberry Finn should be recognized as the most important book of the Civil Rights movement.

The most important book of the Civil Rights movement would be Uncle Tom's Cabin, which is also verboten for equally imbecilic reasons.