A former elected official used the n-word several times during a public meeting, offending a black member of a Georgia city’s board of commissioners.

“I told you at that time that there were white folks, and there were black folks when I was growing up,” Johnson said, speaking to McCord from the podium. “There was white trash — my family — and there was n—–town. I lived next to n—–town.”



The comment immediately caught McCord off guard, while the other board members sat quietly.

“You lived next to what town?” he asked Johnson.

And Johnson’s matter-of-fact reply: “N—–town, son. I’m telling you son, now that changed. I’m no longer white trash … ”
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