Deeply related with this universal appeal of the book is the historical existence of the different options offered to Blacks in the United States by diverse political groups at the time of the setting. ... Washington The first chapters of the book describe the narrator as an innocent and naive boy attending a black college in the South. ... Even if that means denying his own black identity. ... After visiting Emerson he finds out about the true content of the letters, given to him by Bledsoe in order to help him getting a job, as they basically contain the following message: "Keep this n...

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