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

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<p>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:<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>Linode</b>: <a href="https://linode.com/lex">https://linode.com/lex</a> to get $100 free credit<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Randall&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/randall-l-kennedy">https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/randall-l-kennedy</a><br /> N*****: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word: <a href="https://amzn.to/3MbrXSC">https://amzn.to/3MbrXSC</a><br /> Say It Loud!: On Race, Law, History, and Culture: <a href="https://amzn.to/3MfQWUT">https://amzn.to/3MfQWUT</a><br /> For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law: <a href="https://amzn.to/3BASZxZ">https://amzn.to/3BASZxZ</a><br /> Race, Crime, and the Law: <a href="https://amzn.to/3pVtVyU">https://amzn.to/3pVtVyU</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:11) &#8211; The N-word<br /> (41:55) &#8211; The three N-words<br /> (1:08:28) &#8211; Education<br /> (1:21:31) &#8211; Critical race theory<br /> (1:32:05) &#8211; Racism and policing<br /> (1:39:25) &#8211; Racial profiling<br /> (2:08:57) &#8211; Racism in US history<br /> (2:26:55) &#8211; Affirmative action<br /> (3:10:22) &#8211; Martin Luther King Jr.</p>