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LESSON 3 · Banned: Books They Tried to Silence

PAUSE TO THINK

How many times has Huckleberry Finn been banned in the United States?

It has been banned or challenged hundreds of times since 1885

The book was first banned by the Concord Public Library in Massachusetts just one month after publication. It remains one of the most frequently challenged books in American history.

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