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Synopsis
Provides an analysis of the word "nigger" and its repercussions for, effect on, and place in American culture, and the use of the controversial word as a racial epithet and methods that can deprive the word of its destructive character.
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Review
" Provocative. . . . engaging and informative." "-- The New York Times"
" Should be required reading. . . . This little book deserves to be read especially if we seek better understanding of ourselves and others." - "The Dallas Morning News
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" Demonstrates a key truth about the N-word. . . . it tracks our racial history and stars in a slew of court decisions that reveal large truths about bigotry and free expression." - "Philadelphia Inquirer
"" A detailed, well-researched book. . . . Kennedy boils centuries of usage- in conversation, literature, legal proceedings- down to the most pertinent and instructive." - "San Francisco Chronicle"
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"Provocative. . . . engaging and informative." "--The New York Times"
"Should be required reading. . . . This little book deserves to be read especially if we seek better understanding of ourselves and others." -"The Dallas Morning News
"
"Demonstrates a key truth about the N-word. . . . it tracks our racial history and stars in a slew of court decisions that reveal large truths about bigotry and free expression."-"Philadelphia Inquirer
""A detailed, well-researched book. . . . Kennedy boils centuries of usage-in conversation, literature, legal proceedings-down to the most pertinent and instructive." -"San Francisco Chronicle"
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"
Provocative. . . . engaging and informative. " The New York Times"
Should be required reading. . . . This little book deserves to be read especially if we seek better understanding of ourselves and others. "The Dallas Morning News
"
Demonstrates a key truth about the N-word. . . . it tracks our racial history and stars in a slew of court decisions that reveal large truths about bigotry and free expression. "Philadelphia Inquirer
" A detailed, well-researched book. . . . Kennedy boils centuries of usage in conversation, literature, legal proceedings down to the most pertinent and instructive. "San Francisco Chronicle"
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Provocative. . . . engaging and informative. The New York Times
Should be required reading. . . . This little book deserves to be read especially if we seek better understanding of ourselves and others. The Dallas Morning News
Demonstrates a key truth about the N-word. . . . it tracks our racial history and stars in a slew of court decisions that reveal large truths about bigotry and free expression. Philadelphia Inquirer
A detailed, well-researched book. . . . Kennedy boils centuries of usage in conversation, literature, legal proceedings down to the most pertinent and instructive. San Francisco Chronicle
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About the Author
Randall Kennedy received his undergraduate degree from Princeton and his law degree from Yale. He is a Rhodes Scholar and served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall before joining the faculty of the Harvard Law School. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Association, and the American Law Institute, Mr. Kennedy lives in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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- PublisherDemco Media
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0606311637
- ISBN 13 9780606311632
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages188
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