James W. Loewen Quote

Native Americans also insist that squaw is a derogatory term. Some believe it derives from a French corruption of an Iroquois epithet for vagina, analogous to cunt in English. Others believe it meant bitch in Algonquian dialects spoken in Virginia.

James W. Loewen

Native Americans also insist that squaw is a derogatory term. Some believe it derives from a French corruption of an Iroquois epithet for vagina, analogous to cunt in English. Others believe it meant bitch in Algonquian dialects spoken in Virginia.

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About James W. Loewen

James William Loewen (February 6, 1942 – August 19, 2021) was an American sociologist, historian, and author. He was best known for his 1995 book, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. A 2005 book, Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, galvanized a national effort to develop a list of sundown towns.