▁Justice ▁explains ▁to ▁the ▁author ▁( after ▁he ▁" to ok ▁her ") ▁that ▁she ▁passes ▁as ▁white ▁( 1 6 3 ); ▁explaining ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁short ▁ep ist les ▁that , ▁for ▁instance , ▁Black ▁Muslim s ▁are ▁no ▁different ▁from ▁Black ▁Christians ▁( 1 6 6 - 6 7 ), ▁and ▁that ▁being ▁a ▁" N eg ro " ▁is ▁merely ▁being ▁in ▁a ▁constantly ▁conflic ting ▁" State ▁of ▁Mind " ▁whereas ▁being ▁a ▁" N igger " ▁is ▁an ▁original ▁and ▁stable ▁" State ▁of ▁Being " ▁( 1 6 9 - 7 0 ); ▁ur ging ▁black s ▁to ▁do ▁away ▁with ▁a ▁religious ▁" middle ▁man " ▁( p ri ests , ▁Christ , ▁organized ▁religion ) ▁that ▁spl its ▁the ▁bel ie ver ▁from ▁God ▁( 1 7 4 - 7 5 ) ▁ ▁A ▁D rama ▁in ▁N igger ▁Neu ros is ▁ ▁A ▁J our ney ▁Back ▁to ▁the ▁Mother ▁City ▁ ▁The ▁M ardi ▁Gr as ! ▁( 1 ) ▁National ▁Observ ance ▁of ▁the ▁N igger ▁Dream , ▁( 2 ) ▁Oh ▁Come ▁to ▁a ▁M ardi ▁Gr as ▁Mor ning ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁Blue print ▁ ▁Two ▁Par ables : ▁( 1 ) ▁Dream ▁of ▁the ▁Al ab aster ▁D augh ter , ▁( 2 ) ▁Super ▁Sp ade ▁at ▁the ▁Pear ly ▁G ates ▁Dream : ▁A ▁first - person ▁story ▁told ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁woman ▁to ▁a ▁colored ▁nur se ▁at ▁a ▁mental ▁facility , ▁in ▁which