Blood of the Beast, The White Race and Its Heroes Summary and Analysis

Cleaver begins the chapter by explaining that he is not, nor has he ever been, white. He then says that he's also not a black Muslim, though he once held that claim. He says that he is an "Ofay Watcher." This is one of the many references Clever makes to a literary work of the day and that he likely expects the reader to simply understand. If the reader isn't familiar with the term, he is ultimately left to discover the meaning on his own. Cleaver goes on to say that his characterization of himself as an Ofay Watcher may bother the reader, but that it' was necessary. Cleaver says it was also a difficult thing for him himself, because he has recently...