📚 5 Books mentioned in "Randall Kennedy: The N-Word - History of Race, Law, Politics, and Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #379" of Lex Fridman Podcast

For instance, consider a teacher teaching Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn' where the word 'nigger' appears over 200 times.

Randall Kennedy discusses the complexities of using the n-word in education, using 'Huckleberry Finn' as a key example. He notes that teaching this particular book often leads to significant challenges for educators who may include excerpts from it.

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You wrote a book on the topic titled For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law.

Lex Fridman explicitly mentions Randall Kennedy's book, "For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law", as part of the discussion on the topic of affirmative action.

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One is the continuing story of racism, which is an awful story; but the other story is encapsulated in the title of a great book of history by John Hope Franklin, From Slavery to Freedom.

Randall Kennedy references a significant history book by John Hope Franklin titled, "From Slavery to Freedom," to illustrate the contrasting narrative to the troubling story of ongoing racism. This distinction is used to explore the complexities of the African American experience.

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Randall has written a book titled 'Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.'

In this episode, Lex Fridman introduces Randall Kennedy and discusses his book, 'Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.' This conversation delves into the history and societal implications of the N-word.

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The book that you're referring to is 'Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.'

In this segment, Lex Fridman discusses the book 'Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word,' emphasizing its title and leading into a sensitive discussion about the implications of using the N-word.

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Of course, there's, I guess, a colleague of yours, Michael Sandel, with 'Tyranny of Merit.'

Lex Fridman mentions Michael Sandel's book, 'Tyranny of Merit', as he discusses the implications of testing and the concept of meritocracy.

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