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ERIC Number: EJ577006
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1063-5092
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"The Day They Came to Arrest the Book": Censorship and a Civil Debate.
Berger, Peter N.
Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, v8 n1 p27-31 Sep-Oct 1998
Describes the book "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book," which tells the story of a controversy involving a teacher, students, parents, administrators, and school board regarding the attempt to ban in one school district Mark Twain's book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Lists 10 activities intended to stimulate student response. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech, Literature Appreciation, Politics of Education, School Community Relationship
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Journal availability: Essmont Publishing, P.O. Box 186, Brandon, Vermont 05733-0186.