Black Power and the American People Culture and Identity in the Twentieth Century

While the history of the non-violent Civil Rights Movement, from Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King, is one of the great American stories of the twentieth century, the related Black Power movement has taken a more complex path through the nation's history. Formed by a multitude of individuals, the long history of the Black Power movement stretches before and beyond its political manifestations. Beginning with the folk-narratives told on the plantation, Black Power and the American People charts a course through the iconoclasm of the Harlem Renaissance, the battleground of the American campus, the struggle and skill of the Negro Leagues, the drama of the boxing ring, the killing fields of Vietnam and the cold concrete of the penitentiary, right up to the Black Lives Matter movement of the present day. Tracing these connected cultural expressions through time, Black Power and the American People explores the profound legacy of Black Power from its earliest roots to its most futuristic manifestations, its long history in American culture and its profound influence on the American imagination.

ISBN:	9780755638109
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Published date:	07 Apr 2022
DEWEY:	305.896073
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	376
Weight:	484g
Height:	140mm
Width:	215mm
Spine width:	32mm

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