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But even I knew that "uppity" is racially charged
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Same here. I grew up in NJ, not in the south, and there's no question in my mind that a politician from the south, like Westmoreland (who is a man, by the way) knows the origin of the word. One of my Ds, who is an Equity Studies major, and I were discussing the issue this morning and she sent me this link which I found interesting. It's from an article in the student newspaper at Howard University, a few years old but still interesting.
"Uppity Negro" Infiltrates Howard's Campus - Campus