As we approach learning the song "Three-Five-Zero-Zero" we want to remain educated on the slurs and sensitive terms in the Hair text. We will have an open conversation about our thoughts on the language in the script, but until then we can look into the history of slurs and their context in the show.
Our wonderful MD Dr. John Williams has sourced some informational links:
About the song: https://hairdramaturgy.blogspot.com/2010/04/prisoners-in-what-town-now.html
About the N-Word and its history: https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/caricature/
Wichita Vortex Sutra #3- the poem that we directly quote with the word: https://genius.com/Allen-ginsberg-wichita-vortex-sutra-3-annotated
Today in Wichita, KS: https://www.kmuw.org/news/2023-03-16/wichitas-black-white-homeownership-gap