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Blackface literature

Blackface literature and its role in the transformation of the term 'nigger' into a tool of racial denigration.

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Feb 4, 2026

What is the etymology of the English word 'nigger' and how have scholars traced its history?

The slur "" is etymologically traced by scholars to niger, meaning "black," which passed through Romance-language forms such as negro and nègre before appearing in English variants; over the 18th and ...

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