... parental guidance is lacking and youth violence is increasing, control must be integrated. Book banning has been a familiar part of the educational landscape in the twentieth century, and even such literary masterpieces as Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice have not escaped the censor's wrath for their allegedly racist views. Since the beginning of the century, ... public schools have felt increase pressures within their communities to maintain a cautious vigil over the materials used in teaching children. For one thing, more literature is ... had d...

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