▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁back water ▁lake , ▁bottom land ▁forest , ▁u pl and ▁forest , ▁pra irie , ▁season al ▁wet land , ▁and ▁permanent ▁mar sh ▁habit ats . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Cass ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Morgan ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : National ▁Wild life ▁Ref ug es ▁in ▁Illinois ▁Category : Ill inois ▁River ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Category : W et lands ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Cass ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Morgan ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Illinois <0x0A> </s> ▁This ▁article ▁tre ats ▁usage ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁n igger ▁( now ▁widely ▁considered ▁a ▁ra cial ▁sl ur ) ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁African ▁Americans ▁and ▁others ▁of ▁African ▁or ▁mixed ▁African ▁and ▁other ▁eth nic ▁origin ▁in ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁Western ▁culture ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁language . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁n igger ▁in ▁older ▁literature ▁has ▁become ▁controvers ial ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁word ' s ▁modern ▁meaning ▁as ▁a ▁rac ist ▁ins ult . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁title ▁Our ▁N ig : ▁Sk etch es ▁from ▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁a ▁Free ▁Black ▁is ▁an ▁aut obi ographical ▁novel ▁by ▁Har ri et ▁E . ▁Wilson , ▁a ▁free ▁Neg ro ▁herself . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁redis cover ed ▁in ▁ 1