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Prominent Black authors like James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison have historically emphasized a defining theme in Black American history: dehumanization. From slavery to the present, systemic brutality, social exclusion, and cultural suppression have continually stripped deep human dignity from Black Americans. This persistent theme underscores that many narratives about Black struggles are often filtered through strategic projections aimed at gaining power or absolving societal guilt rather than seeking genuine empathy or solutions.