Naugatuck Valley Community College professor William Foster teaches an English class in which students investigate relationships between literature and society. In this lecture, Professor Foster discusses the use of the “N-Word” in American Literature and Culture, with a focus on Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
Naugatuck Valley Community College is located in Waterbury, Connecticut. Also, please note that some viewers may find language in this hour long program offensive.