The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain | Banned Book Project
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Synopsis:
In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, thirteen-year-old Huck runs away from his alcoholic and abusive father in a stolen canoe. Hiding on a wooded island, he comes upon a slave named Jim, fleeing from slavery. The two set off down the Mississippi on a piece of a raft, each in search of his own kind of freedom.
Locations Challenged/Banned:
Concord, Massachusetts, 1885; Brooklyn Public Library, New York, 1905; New York City, New York, 1957; Alexandria, Virginia, 1982; Waukegan, Illinois, 1984; Phoenix, Arizona, 1996; Cherry Hill, New Jersey Schools, 1997; Renton, Washington, 2004; Ridgefield, Washington, 2009
Locations Challenged/Banned:
Renton, Washington, 2003; North Richland Hills, Texas, 2007
Reasons for Challenge/Banned:
Story insensitive towards African-Americans and promotes racism, obscene material.
Sources:
Hechinger, Fred M. “About Education; Irrationality, Futility and Huck’s Censors.” New York Times. June 4, 1985. Accessed January 19, 2018. http://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/04/science/about-education-irrationality-futility-and-huck-s-censors.html
Flood, Allison. “Teacher proclaims Twain, Lee, and Steinbeck irrelevant in Obama age.” The Guardian. January 23, 2009. Accessed January 19, 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jan/23/teacher-proclaims-twain-lee-steinbeck-irrelevant
