"Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the……" — Michael Eric Dyson
"Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Remember, he was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an African American halo. He had an Afro halo. He was a kid who was capable of embodying all of the high possibilities and the deep griefs that besieged the African American psyche."
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Michael Eric Dyson
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63 Quotes by Michael Eric Dyson
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