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Hi sorry I didn't get to the discussion yesterday, I was gone all day.

I agree about Dr. Bledsoe, he reminded me of Jesse Jackass also. He portrays himself as a savior and a beacon of blacks (see what I have achieved), but as soon as it looks like he will be penalized by his rich white benefactors, he throws the blacks away. Its all about his power and money, not about championing his race and trying to better them.

Raz the Destroyer was Malcom X or, any other Black Muslim, of today.

Although I agree it was alittle dry in parts and difficult to get through in parts, I looked forward to reading it every night.

Thanks for putting this book club together.

Raz the Destroyer was Malcom X or, any other Black Muslim, of today.

That was Ras the Exhorter. What was interesting is that I didn't know they had black nationalists back them. And it wasn't a case of someone taking today's realities and imposing them on the past since Ellison completed Invisible Man in 1952.

My favorite part was the Brotherhood (Communist) Party meetings. Notice how Brother Jack betrayed the I-Man? Also I enjoyed how the I-Man was mistaken for Rinehart and discovered the many unusual guises (bookie, preacher, etc.) of the latter.