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92NY Humanities Audio Collection

Race and Society

The Decoy of Race

Mar 3, 1996


Music and cultural critic, essayist, and contributing editor to The New Republic Stanley Crouch discusses his (at the time of this recording) unpublished non-fiction essay, “Blues to be Redefined.” Crouch was originally scheduled to discuss his 1995 book, The All-American Skin Game, or, The Decoy of Race, but instead chose to speak about “Blue to be Redefined.” This essay is a commentary on modern American culture and race, exploring topics such as Louis Farrakhan, Pat Buchanan, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and capitalism and democracy in the United States. The talk concludes with audience questions.

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