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Some schools have banned Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer because of his use of "ni--er" and terms like "Injun Joe", which many teachers are uncomfortable with. Twain, himself, was not a racist and used the word in a context that was appropriate for the setting of the stories.

Equally the book presents the view that people, black are white, are the same. This is difficult to accept in areas where segregation is still a viable opinion.

Works like his "Letters From the Earth" and "The War Prayer" presented a view of religion and patriotism that would be unacceptable to some.

In many cases the books were banned by complaints from folks who had never read them.

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