I grew up with reading many early versions of books that have now been banned or mutilated in the name of PC.
I have no issue with a publisher putting a disclaimer at the front.
"The views and language expressed herein are representative of the time this work was originally created and do not necessarily represent the current times"
Learn... Don't hide / obscure. I grew up, visiting the segregate South. Being from the North, I was a bit confused about all this. BTW I had already devoured most of the Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn books.
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