To such a powerfully strong novel and theme.

The irony is I like living a small Southern town, because it has kept a lot of old charm.
Of course the book is tremendously popular here, so is Twain.

people in Alabama are always saying "thank god for Mississippi" when it comes to so many rating scales.

Slavery also made a lot of people uncomfortable. Rewrite the textbooks.

... that the only role left for literature is to comfort them.

By The Editorial Board
OCTOBER 13, 2017 4:38 PM

... The school district has been less than forthcoming with an explanation. Superintendent Arthur McMillan could not come up with a simple “yes” or “no” when asked if the book had been pulled, preferring instead to obfuscate. That’s disappointing in one of our community leaders ...

The word in question is an ethnic slur directed at black people that is so offensive this newspaper does not put it in print. But it is a word that is used all too often elsewhere. And unfortunately, too many eighth-graders have heard it far too often. And racism, unfortunately is far too prevalent in our society ...

Acting as if race is no longer a factor in our society is part of the problem. Acting as if it is too difficult or offensive to talk about is part of the problem.

We have not, in fact, overcome racism.

The racists in our society must be confronted. They must not be allowed to assume our silence is acquiescence ...

http://www.sunherald.com/opinion/editorials/article178773776.html

To be president.