A W.E.B. Du Bois wrote "The Souls of Black Folk". He was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NCAACP). He remained fighting for the black people for the rest of his life.
The "N word has been used all around Memphis. I have had some experience. I have been down to a soup kitchen in downtown Memphis and I heard a white worker say the "N word." I feel like it is a real problem that spreads around Tennessee and the Nation.