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> [Black music has always known, and not been afraid to acknowledge just how high the stakes of Black thought are. To summarize the final soliloquy of Clay, the protagonist in LeRoi Jones’ (aka Amiri Baraka’s) play Dutchman. You’d better be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-b-wilderson-iii/black-music-has-always-known-and-not-been-afraid-to-acknowledge-just/)

Frank B. Wilderson III

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## More by Frank B. Wilderson III

> [Black music has always known, and not been afraid to acknowledge just how high the stakes of Black thought are. To summarize the final…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-b-wilderson-iii/black-music-has-always-known-and-not-been-afraid-to-acknowledge-just/)

Frank B. Wilderson III

> [Do I Stank or was it already Stanky in Here?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-b-wilderson-iii/do-i-stank-or-was-it-already-stanky-in-here/)

Frank B. Wilderson III

> [“If we are to be honest with ourselves, we must admit that the "Negro" has been inviting whites, as well as civil society's junior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-b-wilderson-iii/if-we-are-to-be-honest-with-ourselves-we-must-admit-that-the-negro/)

Frank B. Wilderson III

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