![]() ![]() When President Lincoln declared that the US would be ruled by a “government of the people,” African Americans were not included in the category of personhood.Ĭoates is writing in the context of the recent racist murders of Eric Garner, Renisha McBride, John Crawford, and Mike Brown. Coates reflects on the fact that white American progress has been constructed through the exploitation and oppression of black people, and that even though Americans “deify” democracy, this is hypocritical because the country has never truly been a democratic nation. ![]() He describes a time when he is speaking on a talk show and is asked to explain what it means to lose his body. Coates begins the book with a direct address to his son, Samori. ![]()
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