A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

A large part of the white Southerner’s identity comes from that juxtaposition [with blacks]. If you suddenly pulled the Negro out of the South, why, the Southerner would collapse into non-identity. Desegregation is taking away a part of himself.
“Understanding Canada and Sundry Other Matters: Marshall McLuhan,” in Mademoiselle, September, 1967, p 129
Year: 1967
Chapter: Identity
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