Excerpted from a Gifted and Talented English 9 research paper discussing the dispute surrounding Huck Finn and arguing why the novel should be taught in schools:
The NAACP believes that the exposure to the word nigger will damage black children's self-esteem. Although, song lyrics of many popular songs contain the same word; parents and the NAACP do not challenge them. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn only uses the word because it was a part of history and was the common dialect of the South during the time period in which the novel was written and takes place. If anything the exposure to the word should help students have an idea of American history.
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