I really love that Greg appears to have taken many of the central lessons from Albert Murray's The Omni-Americans to heart. That is a phenomenal book and should be far better known. One of its subtitles describes its thesis: it is a reaction against "the folklore of white supremacy and the fakelore of bl…
I really love that Greg appears to have taken many of the central lessons from Albert Murray's The Omni-Americans to heart. That is a phenomenal book and should be far better known. One of its subtitles describes its thesis: it is a reaction against "the folklore of white supremacy and the fakelore of black pathology."
Another great conversation, kudos.
I really love that Greg appears to have taken many of the central lessons from Albert Murray's The Omni-Americans to heart. That is a phenomenal book and should be far better known. One of its subtitles describes its thesis: it is a reaction against "the folklore of white supremacy and the fakelore of black pathology."
Tablet has an excellent overview of the book: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/the-omni-americans