Background on Ralph Ellison -- Ralph Ellison: the man and his work -- Ralph Ellison's life and literary influences helped shape Invisible Man -- A conquest of the frontier: an interview with Ralph Ellison -- Race in Invisible Man -- Invisible Man retains its racial and social relevance -- Invisible Man and African American radicalism -- Ralph Ellison and the mythology of race -- Striving toward a Black democratic individuality in Invisible Man -- Ralph Ellison's literary pursuit of racial justice -- Sexual taboo in Invisible Man's battle royal -- Ellison's Liberty Paints represents racist America -- Ellison, memory, and the act of writing -- Contemporary perspectives on race -- It is time to stop using the word "Minority" for all nonwhites -- color blindness suggests people are embarrassed to talk about race -- Racism continues to plague people of color -- In American, White neighborhoods get retail services and Black ones do not.
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