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January 18, 2024
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Mary Sano • Feb 21, 2024 at 5:47 pm
The term, “n-word”, referred to in this segment is the word “negro”. The aforementioned word appears regularly in primary documents of historical significance, including works by Black intellectuals from Frederick Douglass to James Baldwin. In its time of common use in the Black community, the word was not considered derogatory.
Here is a link to a slide deck about sensitive language that the History Social Science department developed in collaboration with the BSU in 2021-22. These slides are used in History Social Science classrooms.