Writing in 1904, journalist Clifton Johnson documented the "opprobrious" character of the word nigger, emphasizing that it was chosen in the South precisely because it was more offensive than "colored" or "negro".
I 1904 skrev journalisten Clifton Johnson om hvor fornærmende ordet "nigger" var, og understregede at det var brugt som skældsord i Sydstaterne netop fordi det var mere anstødeligt end "colored" eller "negro".