Editing Native Son (section)

=== Censorship in the United States ===
The novel has endured a series of challenges in public high schools and libraries all over the United States. Many of these challenges focus on the book's being "sexually graphic,"<ref name="American Library Association">[http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bbwlinks&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=136590 "Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century"], ''[[American Library Association]].'' Retrieved April 27, 2012.</ref> "unnecessarily violent,"<ref name="American Library Association" /> and "profane."<ref name="American Library Association" /> Despite complaints from parents, many schools have successfully fought to keep Wright's work in the classroom.<ref name="American Library Association" /> Some teachers believe the themes in ''Native Son'' and other challenged books "foster dialogue and discussion in the classroom"<ref name="Chen, Grace">[http://www.publicschoolreview.com/articles/66 "High School Reading Lists: Pros and Cons of Controversial Books"], ''[[Public School Review]]'', December 28, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2012.</ref> and "guide students into the reality of the complex adult and social world."<ref name="Chen, Grace" /> ''Native Son'' is number 27 on ''Radcliffe's Rival 100 Best Novels List''.<ref name=":0">[http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bbwlinks&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=136590 "Radcliffe's Rival 100 Best Novels List"], ''[[Random House, Inc]]''. Retrieved April 27, 2012.</ref>

The book is number 71 on the [[American Library Association]]'s list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000.<ref>[http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bbwlinks&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=85714 The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000]</ref>