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--Anti-Bias Study Guide, Anti-Defamation League, 1998
In the United States, "♥♥♥♥♥♥" was first regarded as pejorative in the early nineteenth century. In the era of enslavement, the words "♥♥♥♥♥♥" or "black" were inserted in front of a common American first name (e.g., John), given to a slave to distinguish the slave from any local white person with the same name. While usage of the word in African American culture is complex in that it can be used affectionately, politically, or pejoratively, the epithet is considered an abusive slur when used by white people. Langston Hughes in The Big Sea (New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1940) offered an eloquent commentary:
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