The Student as Nigger

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The Student as Nigger is the title of an essay and subsequent book by American educator Jerry Farber. The essay first appeared in the Los Angeles Free Press in 1967 and is often cited as one of the first underground publications to receive widespread recognition. It was reprinted over 500 times in the during the 1960s and was published in book form in 1970 by Pocket Books.

The essay, published during the height of the American Civil Rights Movement, draws an extended analogy between the status of students at California State University and the status of African Americans.

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