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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1997|1997]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Language|Language | ====Subject: [[:Category:Language|Language]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Textbook|Textbook | ====Medium: [[:Category:Textbook|Textbook]]==== | ||
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'''Confronting Bodies:''' different entities including NAACP | |||
'''Confronted Bodies:''' Dictionary Publishers | |||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' | '''Description of Artwork:''' A complete dictionary of the English language. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' | '''The Incident:''' The NAACP requested that the Merriam-Webster as well as the [[American Heritage Dictionary]] change the definition of the word, "nigger." <P> | ||
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'''Source:''' Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit | '''Source:''' Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit, [http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/naacp-asks-merriam-webster-revise-definition-nigger More Information Here] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1997]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1990s]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Education]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:58, 9 August 2011
Date: 1997
Region: North America
Subject: Language
Medium: Textbook
Confronting Bodies: different entities including NAACP
Confronted Bodies: Dictionary Publishers
Dates of Action: Throughout the 1970s and the 1990s
Location: United States
Description of Artwork: A complete dictionary of the English language.
The Incident: The NAACP requested that the Merriam-Webster as well as the American Heritage Dictionary change the definition of the word, "nigger."
Results of Incident: Unknown
Source: Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit, More Information Here
