"Ain't But a Place" by Gerald Early6/22/2023 ![]() ![]() He writes on topics as diverse as American literature, the Korean War, African-American culture, Afro-American autobiography, non-fiction prose, baseball, jazz, prizefighting, Motown, Miles Davis, Muhammad Ali and Sammy Davis Jr. His essays have appeared in numerous editions of Best American Essays series. He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio's Fresh Air. He also served as a consultant on Ken Burns' documentary films Baseball, Jazz, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, The War, and Muhammad Ali. ![]() He is currently the Merle Kling Professor of Modern letters, of English, African studies, African-American studies, American culture studies, and Director, Center for Joint Projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Washington University in St. Gerald Lyn Early (born April 21, 1952) is an American essayist and American culture critic. American literature African-American culture Non-fiction prose, Baseball, Jazz music, Prizefighting, Motownįaculty page for Gerald Early at Washington University in St. ![]()
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