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Randall Kennedy's controversial book on a racial epithet marks 20-year anniversary with new edition

Published February 10, 2022 at 12:20 PM CST
Harvard professor Randall Kennedy (Martha Stewart)
Harvard professor Randall Kennedy (Martha Stewart)

Editor’s note: The title of the book discussed in this segment contains a racial slur.

Harvard professor Randall Kennedy first published his thought-provoking book on the n-word 20 years ago.

Now, he’s out with an anniversary edition and joins host Celeste Headlee to talk about it.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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