"Negro" meaning in English

See Negro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈniːɡɹəʊ/ [UK], /ˈniːɡɹoʊ/ [US], /ˈnɪɡɹə/ [Southern-American-English, dated] Forms: Negroes [plural], Negros [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es|s}} Negro (plural Negroes or Negros)
  1. (dated, now often offensive, ethnic slur) Alternative letter-case form of negro. Tags: alt-of, dated, ethnic, offensive, often, slur Alternative form of: negro Categories (topical): People, Racism Derived forms: Chigro, magic Negro, Negro-American, Negro Question, New Negro
    Sense id: en-Negro-en-noun-zVEipni4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "1963, Martin Luther King, Letter from a Birmingham Jail,\nOppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro. Something within has reminded him of his birthright of freedom, and something without has reminded him that it can be gained."
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      "word": "Negro Question"
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