The N word : who can say it, who shouldn't, and why / Jabari Asim.

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Examines racism from the perspective of its most volatile word, revealing the institutionalization of bigotry in every aspect of American society and arguing that the word is a slur that helps keep blacks at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asim, Jabari, 1962-
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2007]
Subjects:
Racism > United States > History.
United States > Race relations > History.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire.
Race relations.
Racism.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:x, 278 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Birth of a notion : 1619-1799. Founding fictions
  • Niggerology, part 1
  • The progress of prejudice : 1800-1857. No place to be somebody
  • Niggerology, part 2
  • Life among the lowly
  • Jim Crow and company
  • Dreams deferred : 1858-1896. The world the war made
  • Nigger happy
  • Separate and unequal : 1897-1954. Different times
  • From house niggers to niggerati
  • Bad niggers
  • Progress and paradox : 1955-present. Violence and vehemence
  • To slur with love
  • What's in a name?
  • Nigger vs. nigga.