‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Pulled From Mississippi Eighth Grade Classroom Due To ‘Uncomfortable Language’

Was it pulled because of its use of the ‘n-word’? That seems to be the case, but the reason is not clear. “Kenny Holloway, vice president of the Biloxi School Board said, ‘There were complaints about it. There is some language in the book that makes people uncomfortable, and we can teach the same lesson with other books.'”