Letter from NCAC to Protest the Challenging of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Dear School Board Member, We have recently been informed that Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor, has been challenged as part of the Language Arts Curriculum at Lawton Chiles Middle School. We understand that a parent, who has not read the book, objected because it includes the word "nigger." Although her child was immediately given an alternative [...]