Cone’s artful interpretation of the blues owes much to the existential cast of his Theology . He cuts through the sexual and personal-conflict imagery of the blues to characterize the songs. Charley Patton called those “mean black moans” as poignant attempts by blacks after slavery to affirm their “somebodiness” Tributes to Rev. Dr. James H. Cone Black Affirmation Through Song The Man certainly ruffled feathers, extraordinary so, ask Barack Obama. Love & Power
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