Keke Palmer said Jay Gatsby is black. Is it true?

June 13, 2023

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In the first season of our podcast, April 10th, 2020, we covered The Great Gatsby. This week, everyone’s favorite play cousin, Keke Palmer, brought up a well-known theory regarding the story: Jay Gatsby was a black man, and Fitzgerald hid the evidence in plain sight within the dialogue and descriptions. However, is this theory credible? Let’s discuss.

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