The Omni-Americans: white supremacy folklore and black pathology fakelore 50 years later
Albert Murray's book is a must read for understanding the evil twins of white superiority and black inferiority. It's lessons are still relevant 50 years after its initial publication.
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Photograph by Carol Friedman
Last month Albert Murray’s The Omni-Americans was re-released in celebration of the book’s 50th anniversary with a new foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. I had the privilege of getting to know Mr. Murray during my tenure at Jazz at Lincoln Center. He was a co-founder of the institution and was also secretary of the board o…