Pierre Vallieres (1938-1998) coined this term in his 1968 book,
Nègres blancs d'amérique (White
niggers of
America) where he denounced the status of
francophones of Québec as second-class citizens
vis-à-vis the
anglophones of Canada. Well
the shit hit the fan and the
October Crisis happened soon after.
United States Senator Robert Byrd(
D-
WV) also used the expression in a March 2001
interview. He had been a member of the
KKK early in his career. Oops again.
And that is why white folks shouldn't use the word 'nigger'.