Hurston’s folklore work defied both assimilationist and stereotype-defying media suasion genres

Evidence

Mules and Men did not fit in the canon of media suasionist works that showed either harsh or stereotype-defying Black life, thus upsetting Howard University literary scholar Sterling Brown. Instead, Hurston’s collection revealed the unique, varied, and imperfect humanity of southern Black folk. — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 889

Categorization

• QUESTION: Where exactly does portrayal of ‘imperfect humanity’ sit in Kendi’s three-way scheme? It seems to be neither assimilationist (stereotype-defying) nor stereotypical (segregationist) — worth clarifying whether this is antiracist or a fourth position.