The Social Construction of Black Masculinity examines the legacy of negotiating black masculinity in a relatively free society that forced black men to justify claims of equitable humanity. The book represents an unapologetic narrative about behavioral choices by black men, which were framed by a history of forced distancing from their covenant with God, deliberate character assassinations, and emasculation in plain sight of their women and children.
Introduction: It Has Always Been About Race – Scholarly Identity: A Research Note – I Will Dig a Ditch, Just Give Me My Good Name Back – Du Bois’ Souls of Black and White Folk: Can’t Out Run Caste in America – Policing Black Bodies: Lethal Predatory Ha
