Both Uses of
manifest
in
Black Like Me
- For instead of seeing it as a manifestation of some poor human charity, he might view it as confirmation that Negroes are insensitive to sexual aberration, that they think nothing of it—and this would carry on the legend that has so handicapped the Negro.†
manifestation = demonstration (something made obvious or shown)
- Epilogue What's Happened Since Black Like Me The experiment that led to writing Black Like Me was done at the very end of 1959, before the first "freedom rides" or any other manifestation of national concern about racial injustice.†
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Definitions:
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(manifest as in: manifest destiny) obvious; or to make obvious; or to show or demonstrate
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(manifest as in: ship's manifest) an official document listing contents being transported