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Violence
Some
Political assassination; racial violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual references
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of racial identity, betrayal, and the American dream of transcendence
What this book is about
Ellison's posthumous 1999 novel (edited from manuscripts) tells of Bliss, raised by the Black preacher Daddy Hickman to be a race-transcending leader, who becomes the white racist Senator Sunraider. Shot on the Senate floor, he recounts his life. For older teens and adults.
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Racial violence
Political assassination
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