▁experience . ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁chap ters ▁he ▁discuss es ▁" the ▁gene al ogy ▁of ▁J ody ▁Gr ind "; ▁Eug ene ▁B . ▁Red mond ▁remarks ▁de Co y ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁African - American ▁writers ▁who ▁" cont in ues ▁a ▁tradition ▁by ▁seeking ▁out ▁folk ▁ep ics ▁and ▁ball ads ▁as ▁sources ▁of ▁poetry ". ▁ ▁De Co y ▁re - ex am ines ▁the ▁word ▁" n igger ", ▁dem yst ifies ▁it , ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁embed ▁critical ▁thinking ▁skills ▁about ▁black ▁person ality ▁types ▁and ▁categories . ▁ ▁The ▁author ▁de construct s ▁the ▁Christian ity ▁of ▁" N ig gers " ▁( including , ▁in ▁his ▁view , ▁Black ▁Muslim s ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Left . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁contains ▁an ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁and ▁ra cial ▁significance ▁of ▁M ardi ▁Gr as . ▁ ▁De Co y ▁also ▁published ▁Cold ▁Black ▁Pre ach ▁( 1 9 7 1 , ▁). ▁The ▁Black ▁Sch olar ▁summar ized : ▁" Not ed ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁explos ive ▁best ▁s eller ▁The ▁N igger ▁Bible ▁takes ▁on ▁the ▁black ▁pre aching ▁establishment ". ▁ ▁Chap ters ▁ ▁Pref ace ▁by ▁Dick ▁Gregory ▁ ▁Fore word : ▁The ▁First ▁N igger ▁Testament ▁Introduction ▁of ▁his ▁Testament , ▁or ▁Bible , ▁to ▁" the ▁sons ▁and ▁daughters ▁of ▁my ▁N igger ▁children ", ▁pointing ▁at ▁a ▁gen esis : ▁" What ▁you ▁are . ▁Who ▁you ▁are . ▁And ▁my