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Black Power and the American People: The Cultural Legacy of Black Radicalism
Rafael Torrubia
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Hardback. While the history of the 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 left a more complex legacy. Series: Library of Modern American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Library of Modern American History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780763941
SKU
V9781780763941
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About Rafael Torrubia
Rafael Torrubia is a Lecturer in the Department of Modern History at the University of St.Andrew's, UK.
Reviews for Black Power and the American People: The Cultural Legacy of Black Radicalism
With eloquent prose and analytical precision, Rafael Torrubia brilliantly illustrates the significance of Black Power as a “revolutionary cultural concept”. Challenging conventional periodisations and narratives, Black Power and the American People connects a diverse range of individuals, movements and moments to show how self-determination has always been a central demand of the African American freedom struggle. This is essential reading ... Read more