Of constant concern to every American is the First Amendment right of free speech. What should authors write, what should be published, what should be allowed in book stores, what should be studied in schools, and what should students be allowed to read— these are questions that are continually being argued by parents, teachers, students, ministers, The American Civil Liberties Union, and morality groups.
focuses on whether The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain should be on a required reading list in a high school history class.
Hentoff gives both sides of the question—that of the black father and son who object to it because of the frequent use of the word "nigger" and that of the history teacher and school librarian who want students to have the right to read and think.....
This is a free excerpt of 135 words. This section contains 308 words. This
study guide contains 23,955 words (approx. 80 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Literature Guide with our The Day They Came to Arrest the Book Access Pass.
