Farrell, Thomas2021-12-052021-12-052021-12This version was not previously published.https://hdl.handle.net/11299/225386See the above abstract.In my 2,300-word review essay "John McWhorter's 2021 Book Woke Racism, and Walter J. Ong's Thought," I highlight Columbia University Professor John McWhorter's new book Woke Racism: How a New religion Has Betrayed Black America (New York: Portfolio/ Penguin Random House). In addition, I highlight the American Jesuit cultural historian Walter J. Ong's mature work.enJohn McWhorter, Walter J. Ong, Thomas J. FarrellScholarly Text or Essay