▁some ▁of ▁those ▁dam med ▁n ig gers ." ▁The ▁cin ematic ▁version , ▁The ▁F allen ▁Id ol ▁( 1 9 4 8 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Carol ▁Re ed , ▁replaced ▁this ▁usage ▁with ▁" n atives ". ▁▁ ▁Virginia ▁W ool f , ▁in ▁her ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁post hum ously - pub lished ▁novel ▁Between ▁the ▁Act s , ▁wrote ▁" Down ▁amongst ▁the ▁bush es ▁she ▁worked ▁like ▁a ▁n igger ." ▁The ▁phrase ▁is ▁not ▁dialog ue ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁characters , ▁nor ▁is ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁express ing ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁characters . ▁W ool f ' s ▁usage ▁of ▁rac ist ▁sl urs ▁has ▁been ▁exam ined ▁in ▁various ▁academic ▁writ ings . ▁ ▁The ▁Re ver end ▁W . ▁V . ▁A wd ry ' s ▁The ▁Railway ▁Series ▁( 1 9 4 5 – 7 2 ) ▁story ▁Henry ' s ▁S ne e ze , ▁originally ▁described ▁so ot - cover ed ▁boys ▁with ▁the ▁phrase ▁" as ▁black ▁as ▁n ig gers ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁after ▁compla ints , ▁the ▁description ▁was ▁edited ▁to ▁" as ▁black ▁as ▁so ot ", ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁ed itions . ▁Rev . ▁A wd ry ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁Thomas ▁the ▁T ank ▁Engine ▁( 1 9 4 6 ). ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Bob ▁Mar ley ▁wa iled ▁out , ▁"( Don ' t ▁be ▁a ▁n igger ▁in ▁your ▁neighborhood