Nigger (2002 book)
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Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word is a book by Randall Kennedy about the history and sociology of the word nigger. It was published in 2002 to a firestorm of controversy.
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.
[edit] External links
- PopMatters review by James Withers
- ISBN 0-375-42172-6
- "The N-Word as Therapy for Racists" by Dr. Martin Kilson
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