Huckleberry Finn- BANNED!

New Trier banned the great American novel, "The Great Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" back in the 70s. Parents wrote a letter to the board making claims stating that the book is racially offensive and destructive to the self-image and self-esteem of black students who are required to participate in the classroom discussions. My American studies teacher asked us if we thought that it made more of a difference if the parents who wrote that letter were black. I think that it makes the argument much stronger. If the people that are being affected by that novel wrote it than its proof that people are actually being affected. If it were white families that wrote it, I don't think it would have been banned. This book uses the 'N' word a lot, which I find to be racially offensive, but that is how history is told. They made claims to many things in the letter that I didn't find to be that true. I wonder if the 'N' word wasn't used as much, if they would have still wanted to ban the book. They say that they portray "Jim" the black runaway slave as foolish and childlike. I believe that the book makes him look foolish, but also he is fatherly to Huck, they make him improve. I believe that is because the author doesn't look at race the same way that American did back when this book was written.