story or essay

Write a story or essay structured around call and response, inspired by:

  • African American musical tradition,

  • hip-hop performance structure,

  • or even conversation between figures Lugo depicts.

Example structure:

  • Call: Matthew Henson asserts his forgotten legacy

  • Response: The narrator reflects on what it means to be erased

  • Call: Billie Holiday sings a lament

  • Response: The narrator confronts modern injustice

The interplay becomes the composition.

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  • By Jordana Moore Saggese (2014)
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