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"nigger, an Autobiography by Dick Gregory," 1967
Dick Gregory1967
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Comedian and life-long social activist Dick Gregory composed his autobiography in 1964. Gregory's satirical wit made audiences reflect on the shameful nature of American race relations. Even the autobiography's title upended racial thought -- Gregory reclaimed the word from white Americans and used it for his own comedic and activist agenda.
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- Title: "nigger, an Autobiography by Dick Gregory," 1967
- Creator: Gregory, Dick, 1932-, Lipsyte, Robert, 1938-, Pocket Books
- Date Created: 1967
- Location: United States, New York, New York
- Subject Keywords: Gregory, Dick, 1932-, African Americans, Social history, Books, Autobiographies (Documents)
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Book
- Object ID: 2004.84.102
- Image ID: THF266622
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Donated by Laura A. Young in Memory of Kathryn Emerson-Buntin.
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