She turned to me and asked “How do you feel about this Amanda? You, being the only black person in this class, what perspective can you give us on the use of the ‘n’ word in this novel?” It was in this English 1 Honors/ Gifted class that my small, ninth grade, fourteen year old world was shaken. Never had I noticed this minute detail. Never was I ever made aware of the fact that I was the only person of...