White Author, Black English. Problem?
Mark Twain famously depicted what he called the "Missouri Negro dialect" of Jim. Would that be acceptable today?
November 10, 202055m 22s
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Mark Twain famously depicted what he called the "Missouri Negro dialect" of Jim. Would that be acceptable today?
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