The Magical Negroes of Stephen King

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When looking at Stephen King's oeuvre you see that some of his most popular works contain Magical Negroes and/or some sort of non-white mysticism.

Now before anyone starts—I AM NOT CALLING KING RACIST—in fact, every book I'm going to mention is one I really enjoy.

That is why this topic is of interest to me.

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Sources:

(1) The Power of Black Magic: The Magical Negro and White Salvation in Film
Cerise L. Glenn and Landra J. Cunningham Journal of Black Studies
Vol. 40, No. 2 (Nov., 2009), pp. 135-152 (18 pages) https://www.jstor.org/stable/40282626


(2) Playboy Interview with King: https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/comedy/stephen-king-playboy-interview-1983/

(3) Between Colorblind and Colorconscious: Contemporary Hollywood Films and Struggles Over Racial Representation
Jason Smith Journal of Black Studies
Vol. 44, No. 8 (NOVEMBER 2013), pp. 779-797 (19 pages) https://www.jstor.org/stable/24572892

(4)The Excavation of American Indian Burial Sites: A Problem in Law and Professional Responsibility
Lawrence Rosen American Anthropologist
New Series, Vol. 82, No. 1 (Mar., 1980), pp. 5-27 (23 pages) https://www.jstor.org/stable/676125

(5) BEHIND THE SCENES OF “THE SHINING” WITH SCATMAN CROTHERS

https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/behind-scenes-shining-scatman-crothers/

(6)

https://filmschoolrejects.com/indian-burial-ground-trope/
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(7) http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/articles/stephen-kings-super-duper-magical-negroes/

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