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

Author/creator Asim, Jabari, 1962-
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Descriptionx, 278 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 258-262) and index.
LCCN 2006026872
ISBN9780618197170
ISBN0618197176

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E185 .A85 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold