[AlexW]

“”Negro” instead of “nigra.””
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My grandparents from Atlanta always referred to them as “nigras”. It was not derogatory.
I grew up in Memphis from the 40s. They were called “colored”.
Public signage used “colored”, and it was the term that my family used.

[MUDDOG]

That’s the way it was in NC as well.

[Ditter]

The same word usage in Texas at the same time. Nigra was Negro spoken with a southern accent and was not meant to be insulting.