Why do you think Abdurraquib starts/structures this essay by looking so far back in the historical past? Abdurraquib pulls out this Q-Tip lyric in discussing how Tribe weaves music from his parent’s generation into their music

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cabeza de vaca was an spanish explorer and n his long exploration of 11,000.km. from florida to present-day mexico, he went through a series of calamities and setbacks that only added to his deeds. he applied his religious creed with the humanist idea, always current and universal, that all men were equal before god and destiny without any discrimination. as an explorer, he became a slave to the tipinoga, then his shaman pointer, later and after an operation of heart to an indian (from which both came alive) he achieved stardom and became a hero followed by a crowd that professed unusual respect and admiration.

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