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I think that the heart of it is really like being generous with one another and thinking

about reading as an active service. Like, how do we like read to learn and to help another

person and not simply as entertainment? How can we learn about each other as well?

Have you ever heard the story about Tony Morrison and the adventures of

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain? Guy, I have not. Okay. I had not either until recently.

So Huck Finn is historically one of the most commonly banned books in American schools

and libraries because of racist stereotyping and flagrant use of the N word. At first

time, Tony Morrison read it as a child. She hated it. Like, she said she found it disturbing.

Understandable. But here's a thinker on it. As an adult, Morrison's perspective on it

evolved. So she decided to reread it and she walked away really appreciating the richness

of Twain's writing, the complexities of Huck's relationship with Jim. And she concluded

that banning Huck Finn out of concerns specifically that it might damage black students was

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