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Harvard Law Professor to Inaugurate 'A Pen Warmed Up In Hell' Lecture Series From The Mark Twain House; Author of Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word to speak Nov. 14.

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- The author of a controversial best-selling book that focuses on the history and usage of one of the most hateful words in the English language has been chosen as the inaugural speaker for a new lecture series on social issues sponsored by The Mark Twain House.

On Thursday, November 14, Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy, author of Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, will take the podium to kick off "A Pen Warmed Up In Hell" lecture series that honors Twain's work as a social critic.

The lecture by Professor Kennedy will be held on ...

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