A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

320 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art essays history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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At the March on Washington in 1963, Josephine Baker was in a mood to reflect on her life and her legacy. She had spent decades as one of the most successful entertainers the world had ever seen, but, she told the crowd, "I was a devil in other cou...

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reflective 88%
informative 75%
emotional 70%
challenging 41%
inspiring 35%
hopeful 29%
funny 18%
sad 15%
dark 9%
tense 3%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 1%

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fast 6%

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