The Black Shoals

In The Black Shoals, Tiffany Lethabo King explores the metaphor of the shoal—a shifting offshore formation—as a space where Black and Native literary traditions, politics, and art intersect and challenge dominant narratives. Through analyzing various texts and topics, she highlights how these interactions reveal enduring patterns of conquest, critique humanism, and expose the roots of white supremacy. The book emphasizes the potential for new ways of understanding and engaging with Black and Native histories, cultures, and epistemologies.