Topic: Lee Atwater

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100: Hard R
1:33:22 - 1:37:33

100: Hard R

Christopher Darden and the Coining of "The N-Word"

Prosecutor Christopher Darden is credited with creating the ubiquitous euphemism "the N-word" because he refused to utter the slur in court. The segment also features Lee Atwater explaining the "Southern Strategy," where overt racial slurs were replaced by abstract economic terms like "tax cuts" and "states' rights" to serve as dog whistles.