Huckleberry Finn

The media staff researched this topic for you and have found the following sites helpful.
These sources are outside of the Plainfield South High School Media Center and District 202. 
Remember when you are searching the internet, you need to be aware of who authored
the article you  are using  in your presentation/paper.


Mark Twain's Mississippi
Maps, history of the area and more.

Old Times on the Mississippi
Mark Twain and his work and life on the river.

Mark Twain's Changing River

Steamboats

The Legend  of  Mark  Twain

FAQ's about Huckleberry Finn

Huck Finn: Original Literary Reviews

Huck Finn: Text, Illustrations, and Early Reviews

Contemporary Reviews of Huckleberry Finn

The Concord Library: The First Public Institution to Ban Huck Finn

San Jose Schools Huck Finn Controversy

Information on Blackface Minstrelsy

Racial Sensitivity and Huck Finn

Huck Finn and the “N Word”

Culture Shock, PBS Documentary on Huck Finn

American Slave Narratives: An Outline Anthology

Teacher Cyberguide: Censorship and Huck Finn 

The Life that Shaped Mark Twain's Anti-Slavery Views  American Literature: The Rise of Realism

The site has a glaring spelling mistake, but get past it and use this source.

American Literature: The Rise of Realism Underground Railroad in our Area 

The Underground Railroad: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois,1901

Underground Railroad in our Area


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