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This chapter, the conclusion to Social Nullification and African-American Citizenship, is a summary of the concerns that lead to the formulation of the idea of social nullification. Birthed in the midst of the struggle against police violence in African-American communities, the chapter defines the central ideas in the monograph and explores the dynamic of the failure of citizenship as a category for Black people and the exploration of Black people thinking of themselves beyond the terms of that category.
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Comedian Robin Harris excellently formulated this phrasing in his stand-up comedy recording, Bebe’s Kids (2007).
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NBA Coach Glenn Anton “Doc” Rivers in a media interview (August 26, 2020).
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Peterson, C.F. (2021). Conclusion: The Call of a Different Drummer. In: Beyond Civil Disobedience. African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77554-4_6
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