A prime example of this type of censorship occurred in Eden Valley, Minn. (1997), when To Kill A Mockingbird was challenged and temporarily banned due to words "damn", "nigger", and "whore lady" used in the novel. ... Something else that must be mentioned in order to understand the evils of school censorship are facts censors ignore; the first being literary quality. ... An example of this is foul language. ... To Kill A Mockingbird is an example of this. The derogatory terms in the book are not used to put down African Americans, but to provide valuable in sight to the lives and opinions ...

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My name is Alison ___________, and today, I'm going to talk about the literary classic, "To Kill A Mockingbird," by Harper Lee. ... He even encourages them to call him Atticus so that they can interact on terms as equal as possible. ... Another example is when Atticus takes Tom Robinson's case, he explains the reason to Scout "If I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again. ...

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• Grade Level: High School