Political Correctness in St Louis Park

St. Louis Park urged to remove 'Huck Finn' from curriculum

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When daughter Nia was assigned to read it in her 10th-grade honors class, his memories of a racially volatile childhood came surging back.

Now Gilbert and his wife, Sylvia, are reviving a century-old debate by asking St. Louis Park High to remove the novel from the required-reading list.

While controversy over the novel dates back to the 1880s, debate over use of the N-word by schools, theaters and even black entertainers continues to make news.

For Gilbert, a 52-year-old small business owner, there's not much question: While no word should be banned entirely, he said, he believes it should not be tolerated in informal conversation or popular entertainment. For African-Americans, he said, "There's no word that brings you to a lower level. ... It makes children feel less than equal in the classroom."

He does not seek to ban the book from the school. "I don't care if all of America reads the book," he said, but he doesn't want it to be required classroom reading.

Wiki: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Late news: 'Huckleberry Finn' wins a first round in St. Louis Park

Parents' request to have it removed from high school's required reading list was rebuffed, but they plan an appeal