The Colbert Report

Huckleberry Finn Censorship

Season 7 • 01/05/2011

NewSouth Books takes out the offensive language in "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

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Atul Gawande
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Huckleberry Finn Censorship
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NewSouth Books doesn't go far enough with its censorship of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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