NIGGER: THE STRANGE CAREER OF A TROUBLESOME WORD explores the etymology, usage, and cultural signification of the highly charged "N-word" in American life. Kennedy, a Harvard law professor, unravels layers and layers of histories, experiences, and perspectives--and addresses the many controversies that arise from the use of that epithet.
Arthur Kempton's magisterial survey of modern soul music is split into three parts: the genesis of the form in the gospel songs of Thomas A. Dorsey and its emergence in the angelic voice of Sam Cooke; the golden years of the Detroit and Memphis sounds; and its later evolution into funk and hip-hop. Emerging from the fields of Mississippi, blues ...
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