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Taking Power Away From the N-word (CNN)

10/11/2010
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Jarrett Mathis ’09 is on a mission. He is visiting community centers in New York, talking to Black youth about the origins of the N-word, and rekindling awareness of their history through education and empowerment.

Watch the video, broadcast on CNN and published on the web on 10/11/10.

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Each of these people had political power that could have been deployed against slavery. This presentation seems directed at explaining away their inaction.

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Annette Gordon-Reed ’81, Montgomery Fellow
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The New York Times
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5/7/2026
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It’s even more important to put free speech and dialogue into action, and Dartmouth College has illuminated the path forward for all of higher education.

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William Gruver ’66, senior fellow, Open Discourse Coalition
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USA Today
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5/4/2026
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