Nigger (2002 book)
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Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word is a 2002 book by Professor Randall Kennedy
of Harvard Law School
about the history and sociology of the word "nigger".
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.
Randall Kennedy
Randall L. Kennedy is an American Law professor and author at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law and focuses his research on the intersection of racial conflict and legal institutions in American life...
of Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
about the history and sociology of the word "nigger".
The book was prominently featured in an episode of Boston Public
Boston Public
Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
in which a white teacher, played by Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport
Michael David Rapaport is an American, actor, director and a comedian. He has acted in more than forty films since the early 1990s...
, attempted to employ the book to teach his students about the history and controversy surrounding the word.
Further reading
- Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word - online book preview at Google Books. ISBN 0-375-42172-6.
External links
- PopMatters review by James Withers
- "The N-Word as Therapy for Racists" by Dr. Martin Kilson
- Booknotes interview with Kennedy on Nigger, March 3, 2002.
- Not While Racism Exists, by Gary YoungeGary YoungeGary Younge is a British journalist, author and broadcaster, born to immigrant parents from Barbados....