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Visual Media:
Dirt Off Your Shoulder by Jay-Z
Richard Pryor in 1976 by Marianna Diamos, L.A. Times
Eddie Murphy at Premiere by David Shankbone
Kanye West by David Shankbone
Jay-Z by Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter Foundation Carnival
Ice-T with Full Force by Stefan Bollmann
Dave Chappelle: The Closer by Mathieu Bitton and Netflix
The Hateful Eight (2015) by Director: Quentin Tarantino; Produced by The Weinstein Company
U.S. Marshals escorting Ruby Ridges by D.O.J. photographer
Rodney king beating by USA Today
Slave Auction Ad by Unknown author
Elizabeth Eckford berated attempting to enter Little Rock Central High School (1957) by Will Counts
Protest in Minnesota, USA by Fibonacci Blue
Protest over the murder of Philando Castille by Fibonacci Blue
Segregated Drinking Fountain by Russell Lee
Facts and Supporting Information:
Origin of the word N*gger by Wikipedia
Analysis of the Reclamation and Spread of the N-word in Pop Culture by Julius Freeman
N-word: The troubled history of the racial slur by BBC
At the Intersection of Language and Culture: Rap and the N-Word by Medium
Facts about N.W.A. by Wikipedia