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1980 titled, “For Blacks' ‘Two-ness'.” You wrote this with Lawrence--

Clark:

Plotkin.

Q:

Who, at least at the time, was professor of psychology at the City College.

Clark:

Yes, and a colleague of mine here.

Q:

A colleague of yours here.

Clark:

Right.

Q:

One of the terms you've used here is bi-focalism. You use it early in the piece, and you even conclude with it. But, let me make some reference here to how you led into this when you're quoting somebody, a black social scientist who's apparently not identified here who is watching his thirteen year old grandson--

Clark:

It was I.

Q:

Oh, it was you!

Clark:

Yes.

Q:

Oh!





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