Nigger vs. Colored, et al.

[Hunter, Lynne R CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-PACIFIC, 71700]

`A propos of "Negro/Negro, black/Black," can anybody tell me when
"nigger" began to be avoided in polite company in various parts of the
US (or the British Isles)? Any info about the circumstances under which
that term came to be replaced by "colored" or "negro"?

Droll (I thought) observation from a student's paper: "...linguistics:
the discipline that never apologizes for itself."

Thanks,

Lynne Hunter

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