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Should Huck Finn Be Banned

I believe that the school board should keep this book in the curriculum for a number of reasons.
This book is a recollection of history. It tells a story of a young boy growing up, while also describing a harsh time in history when racism and slavery was present. It does not sugarcoat anything, which I think is good because it gives a valid description of the time. The "n" word was used often by white people, and African Americans were de-humanized. It's the way it was and to pretend that it wasn't and try to forget like it didn't happen would be like trying to erase the past.
I think that because of the reality that this book shows, it gives readers the chance to learn from our ancestors mistakes. It gives us the chance to feel Jim's pain and see through his eyes. These issues of racism are, not to the extent that they were, still present today, and in a lot of ways it's because of history that we are overcoming them. Reading about the issue of slavery and racism in the past......


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