Person
Randall Kennedy's book recommendations
Key facts
- Randall Kennedy has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of May 24, 2023.
- Randall Kennedy has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of May 24, 2023.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of May 24, 2023.
- The 2 books Randall Kennedy has mentioned in the most episodes, as of May 24, 2023: From slavery to freedom and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Randall Kennedy aired on May 24, 2023.
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Randall LeRoy Kennedy is an American legal scholar. He is the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard University and his research focuses on the intersection of racial conflict and legal institutions in American life. He specializes in contracts, freedom of expression, race relations law, civil rights legislation, and the Supreme Court. During an appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Kennedy referenced a significant history book by John Hope Franklin, Alfred A. Moss Jr., and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham titled "From Slavery to Freedom." He used the work to illustrate a contrasting narrative of resilience against the troubling, ongoing story of racism. In the same conversation, Kennedy brought up Mark Twain's novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" while discussing teachers getting into trouble for using the book in classrooms. Furthermore, he mentioned Dick Gregory's first memoir, "Nigger," while discussing the varied historical uses of the term.
Books Randall Kennedy recommended or discussed
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From slavery to freedom
Recommended“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.”
Where to get it
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Discussed“Let's imagine and this is not, I'm not imagining things this has happened, that's a teacher is teaching, for instance, the Mark Twain's, "Huckleberry Finn”
Where to get it
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Nigger
Discussed“How does one explain the fact that he wrote several memoirs, but his first memoir is called "Nigger."”
Where to get it
Books by Randall Kennedy
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Martin Luther King's Constitution
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Interracial intimacies
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Nigger
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Reconstruction and the politics of scholarship
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Race, crime, and the law
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Sellout
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #379 – Randall Kennedy: The N-Word – History of Race, Law, Politics, and Power | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2023-05-24 | 3 |
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“The book that you're referring to is "Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word."”
“The book that you're referring to is 'Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word.'”
“Brown versus Board of Education”