mˈɛl ɡˈʌsoʊ ɪnðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz nˈoʊɾᵻd "ɪf ðə lˈæst blˈæk mˈæn ʃˌʊd dˈaɪ təmˈɑːɹoʊ, wˌʌt wʊd ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts ʌv hɪz ɛɡzˈɪstəns bˈiː?
Mel Gussow in The New York Times noted "If the last black man should die tomorrow, what would the artifacts of his existence be?