What is the theme in The Day They Came to Arrest the Book by Nat Hentoff?

Another key theme of the novel is the concept of racism. While superficially, racism is clearly the reason for the objection to Huckleberry Finn, the theme of racism is present in far more ways throughout the novel. Nearly every character in the novel makes a comment at one point or another that could be considered racist, if taken out of context. For example, Kate calls Barney a "self hating Jew," Nora mentions Lomax's vote will likely be against Huckleberry Finn since Lomax is black, Luke makes comments insensitive to black individuals, and Moore's thoughts about the lack of black representatives in photographs on his wall hint at racism. At the same time, Carl's comments throughout the novel clearly stereotype white individuals, as do Gordon's comments to Barney.