#379 – Randall Kennedy: The N-Word – History of Race, Law, Politics, and Power

Randall Kennedy is a law professor at Harvard and author of many seminal books on race, law, history, culture, and politics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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N*****: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word: https://amzn.to/3MbrXSC

Say It Loud!: On Race, Law, History, and Culture: https://amzn.to/3MfQWUT

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Race, Crime, and the Law: https://amzn.to/3pVtVyU

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:11) - The N-word

(41:55) - The three N-words

(1:08:28) - Education

(1:21:31) - Critical race theory

(1:32:05) - Racism and policing

(1:39:25) - Racial profiling

(2:08:57) - Racism in US history

(2:26:55) - Affirmative action

(3:10:22) - Martin Luther King Jr.