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"Misguided Anti-Racism Campaign Cancels College Sondheim Production"
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55% Informative
John Wilkes Booth used the N-word in a soliloquy about killing Abraham Lincoln , but it wasn't the worst thing about him, says Volokh Conspiracy's Andrew Koppelman .
He says a social media campaign pressured Northwestern University theater group into canceling its show.
The theater group eventually capitulated to the pressure, cancelled the final weekend of performances.
Volokhan : Theater is a potent medium for showing the truth of what people do to one another.
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informal
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English
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55
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offensive
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likely hateful
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