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History of slavery

The era of Atlantic slavery and antebellum culture played a significant role in the transformation of the N-word into a term of violent denigration.

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White supremacy

White supremacy is an ideology and a system that asserts the superiority of white people and seeks their dominance across political, economic and social life, a concept traced from scientific racism a...

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What is the etymology of the slur commonly called the N-word and how has its meaning changed over time?

The slur commonly called the traces linguistically to the niger “black,” passing through / negro into forms by the 16th century, but its social meaning shifted dramatically over centuries from a neutr...

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