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The Messenger Overview

In Ta-Nehisi Coates's The Message, Coates sets out to explore the powers and possibilities of writing. In the four collected essays, Coates examines his personal relationship with writing, reflects on his overseas travels in Africa, Palestine, and Israel, and examines global systems of oppression. Coates's essays combine personal anecdotes with historical study to explore themes including erasure, the past, and solidarity. 

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The Messenger The storyline of the messenger implies that by the completion of messages Ed progresses and grows significantly as a person. This growth or one may say personality development is greatl... Read more