Between the World and Me
What does Coates say about the precarious nature of his specifically black body?
Between the World and Me
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Between the World and Me
The general idea relates to his identity in America and how he inhabits a black body, and he has to learn to live with it. At any point, a black person’s body can be destroyed or assaulted for any reason, and the guilty parties are rarely held responsible.