A History of the N-word

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This programme is devoted to just one word: "nigger". African-American Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy talks about his book Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word that explores the history and sociology of the word. Has it really achieved the transition from racist to anti-racist word? Presenter Harriett Gilbert talks about the N-word with poet Gabriel Gbadamosi, critic Hilton Als and academic Diane Roberts.