An incredibly derogative and, quite frankly, DISGUSTING slur originating from the times Africans were Inhumanely used as slaves.
Person 1: get back to work, you cotton-picking 'The "N" word!'
Person 2: hey, don't talk to him that way. Your ancestors used that to dehumanise him
Person 3: just because I am an African-American doesn't mean I'm any less human than you!!