10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGGERHEAD»
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niggerhead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and Re-naming the Australian ...
In 1977 the then Place Names Committee ofVictoria received a proposal to
rename Mt Niggerhead and other similarly named features such as Niggerhead
Creek and Niggerhead Aqueduct. After investigating the matter the committee ...
Luise Anna Hercus, Harold James Koch, 2009
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Legalizing Gay Marriage: Vermont And The National Debate
Chris Graff, Montpelier Bureau Chief for the Associated Press, described what
happened: For a century a mountain and pond in Marshfield carried the name
Niggerhead. In 1966 the U.S. Board of Geographical Names dropped the names
from ...
3
Mother Wit from Laughing Barrel
Niggerhead, in the more refined form of negro/wad, is traced to 1833, and
defined as "a low grade of strong, dark-colored tobacco." It was used by
Huckleberry Finn in contradistinction to store-tobacco. Niggerhead, in the sense
of a piece of ...
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Geological Survey professional paper
One plant dominates in niggerhead meadows, the tussock-forming cottongrass,
Eriophorum vaginatum spissum, commonly called niggerhead. This species
forms tussocks 6 to 10 inches across and equally high, separated by mossy
channels ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), Geological Survey (U.S.). Geographic Names Information Management, 1987
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Two of these faults are termed the Niggerhead and Elk Run faults, but they
appear to be merely the major breaks in a zone of slicing and brecciation about a
third of a mile wide. On this zone, the rocks to the south have been shifted
westward ...
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
NIQGERHEAD MEADOWS The niggerhead meadow community (pi. 7A) is
widespread on the Arctic Slope. It is characteristic of the elevated southern parts
of the coastal plain; it is the dominant plant community in the foothills, where it ...
7
"And Fair Fables Fall": De-symbolized Lyrical Cityscapes of ...
79 According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term “niggerhead” or “
negrohead” means “a projecting stump” on a tree (“niggerhead, n.”). 80 The term
“niggerhead” or “negrohead” also means “[a] kind of tobacco” (“niggerhead, n.”).
Daniela Kukrechtova, 2008
8
Geology and ore deposits of the Bayard area, Central Mining ...
A section from the head of Niggerhead Creek to the mouth of Chapman Creek,
passing through Elephant Mountain, shows one open anticline, which is invaded
along its axial zone by granitic rocks. The structure is broadly symmetrical with ...
Samuel Grossman Lasky, New Mexico School of Mines, Socorro. State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico School of Mines. State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, 1936
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The History of the County of Huntingdon [Canada] and of the ...
It was so difficult to thresh, that something more powerful than the flail was
needed, and it was found in the niggerhead — a heavy log about 10 feet long,
studded with oak pins. The wheat was strewn on the barn-floor, or a clean bit of
ground, ...
10
Arizona, the Grand Canyon State: A State Guide
East of Niggerhead Mountain, which rises from the plains south of the Arizona
line, a small depression in the contour of the distant mountain range marks the
only practical pass into the state of Chihuahua. Agua Prieta has no connection by
...
Federal Writers' Project, 1940
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGGERHEAD»
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niggerhead is used in the context of the following news items.
Rick Perry Is Probably Not Bringing Black People to the GOP
While we're at it, another chat about “Niggerhead” ranch may be in order. This week, Perry penned an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal entitled ... «EBONY.com, Jul 15»
Former Texas Governor Says Republicans Can Help Black Families …
When he was running for president in 2012, it was revealed his family owned a property called “The Niggerhead Ranch.” The ranch's name ... «Atlanta Black Star, Jul 15»
Rick Perry asks black voters to give GOP a second chance
... when it emerged that a hunting camp leased by his family in the small town of Paint Creek, Texas, was known to many as "Niggerhead.". «CNN, Jul 15»
Delicate petals, leave place names alone
For instance, Niggerhead Creek was renamed The Jaithmathangs in 2008 after a long consultation process with local people. I think it's pretty ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
The Charleston Shooter: Racist, Violent, and Yes – Political
Do not ask why the former governor of Texas used to hang out at Niggerhead Ranch and winkingly campaigns on his support for Tentherism. «RollingStone.com, Jun 15»
Rolling Stone Writer: Charleston Massacre Proof That GOP 'Has …
Do not ask why the former governor of Texas used to hang out at Niggerhead Ranch and winkingly campaigns on his support for Tentherism. «NewsBusters, Jun 15»
A Cold Heart Gets Coulter
... literally-named, Niggerhead Gun Club), among others. But Mitt Romney had to convince the base that he was more to the right than even any ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
Rick Perry's Running for President so Voters Shouldn't Care He …
Yep, the governor of Texas hunted for years at a place called Niggerhead. When asked about it back in 2011 during his first presidential bid he ... «Cocoafab, Jun 15»
Rick Perry thinks Abe Lincoln was a closet secessionist
... man who has a ranch he named “Niggerhead” has any political views in common with Martin Luther King. Doesn't even pass the laugh test. «AMERICAblog, Feb 15»
Where is the white Southern Republican Bill Clinton on race?
Seven months after Barbour bowed out, then-presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry came face-to-face with his “Niggerhead” past. «Washington Post, Jan 15»
