Censorship

A parent, Clifford Branan, said his son's teacher assigned the homework Friday, as a supplement to "Sounder," a book his class is reading. The book is commonly used in classrooms nationwide to illustrate racial bigotry and sharecropping hardships through the eyes of a young black boy.

Branan said he could not believe the puzzle with words like cabin, smokehouse and lantern also included the N-word along with its clue, "17 across: An insulting way to label a black person."

He said the word crosses the line between history and hate. "It's not something you want to teach," Branan said.

Jeez, you are suppose to teach how things used to be, but not give examples. No wonder American students do so poorly in history.