December 27, 2001

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Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word

Professor Randall Kennedy talked about his book, Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, published by Pantheon Books. The book traces the… read more

Professor Randall Kennedy talked about his book, Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, published by Pantheon Books. The book traces the word “nigger,” to identify how it has been used and by whom, while analyzing the controversies to which it has given rise. close

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Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 03, 2002 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jun 27, 2015 | 6:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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