Tommy Lott is Professor of Philosophy at San Jose State University. He is editor of "Subjugation and Bondage: Critical Essays on Slavery and Social Philosophy" (1998), co-editor with John Pittman of Blackwell's forthcoming "Companion to African-American Philosophy," and author of "Like Rum in the Punch: Alain Locke and the Theory of African American Culture," also forthcoming, as well as numerous articles.