Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word
2002 book by Randall Kennedy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word is a 2002 book by Randall Kennedy of Harvard Law School about the history and sociology of the word nigger.
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Author | Randall Kennedy |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Publication date | 2002 |
ISBN | 978-0-375-42172-3 (first edition) |
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The book was prominently featured in an episode of Boston Public in which a white teacher, played by Michael Rapaport, attempted to employ the book to teach his students about the history and controversy surrounding the word (season 2, episode 15: "Chapter Thirty-Seven").