Locals tackle thorny issue of censorship: Even classics such as 'Huck Finn' challenged over use of certain words

Decker, Edith

Abstract

Savery led a discussion about the complex issue of censorship and used "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Turner Diaries," a novel about the bombing of FBI headquarters, to illustrate his points. The event was sponsored by the Josephine County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Humanities Conversation Project.

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- Intellectual Freedom News
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- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
Photo description
- Photograph of Pancho Savery reading to an audience at the library
Photo caption
- Reed College professor Pancho Savery reads from "The Turner Diaries," a controversial book about bomb making, during "To Cut or Not to Cut: Censorship in Literature."
Location
- Grants Pass, Oregon
Source
- Grants Pass Daily Courier
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- Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database
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