Robinson” (Randall). This notion, however, that children must be protected from the written word, is very weak. For starters, one must take into consideration that this book is based in the deep south, in the era following the civil war, when segregation and extreme racism, even to the extent of attempted lynchings, is at play. This is completely different from today’s culture. Today, racism is no longer an issue in the United States as a whole, and if this ‘Mississippi boy’ would actually think that it…
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