A typed quotation from Invisible Man.

A typed quotation from Invisible Man, signed by Ralph Ellison. This quotation, from the novel’s epilogue, asks what is lost when African Americans are expected to assimilate into the white mainstream. It takes on added resonance in the current era of “colorblind” rhetoric.

Citation Information
Ellison, Ralph, “TQS from Invisible Man,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/b2b977a092cc837e84278c216a769bbc.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of University of South Carolina, Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections via South Carolina Digital Library.

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