![]() ![]() ![]() And throughout your work… there is just sort of a consistency and a talking about interiority, specifically the interiority of Black people, that’s sort of peace disturbing. I think the phrase “Merely for the good of your soul,” is so revealing, and namely of the way that Black interiority here is belittled, and it’s specifically for the purpose of maintaining the master status. “You declare in the presence of God and before this congregation that you do not ask for the holy baptism out of any design to free yourself from duty and obedience that you owe to your master while you live, but merely for the good of your soul, and to partake of the graces and blessings promised to members of the Church of Jesus Christ.” ![]() Marc Schorin: What really struck me was something that you cite in In a Shade of Blue, … the oath that slaves were made to take in South Carolina before being baptized: Glaude was the author of Begin Again, a reading of James Baldwin’s life and work that Imani Perry, the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, called “an unparalleled masterpiece of social criticism.” The transcript of our interview is below, edited for length and clarity. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and the Chair of the Department. Last week, the Prog had the honor of speaking with Eddie Glaude, Jr., the James S. ![]()
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