Actually The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn did contain numerous instances of the full-blown N-word. And that's what drives most of the opposition to featuring

Actually The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn did contain numerous instances of the full-blown N-word. And that's what drives most of the opposition to featuring it in HS curricula. (I'm not sure if it every used "negro" as such). Which are unfortunate (these curriculum removals), in my view -- because they blunt the discussion of just how pervasively racist American society was at the time. And in effect, serves to further enshrine and empower the word's status as a weapon and trigger.