Black Liberation and the American Dream: The Struggle for Racial and Economic Justice : Analysis, Strategy, Readings
Black Liberation and the American Dream: The Struggle for Racial and Economic Justice : Analysis, Strategy, Readings (Revolutionary Studies) Paul Le Blanc,
Publisher: Humanity Books
ISBN: 1591021545
Edition: Paperback; 2003-12-01
Summary:
Taking a step toward helping all Americans realize equality, BLACK
LIBERATION AND THE AMERICAN DREAM concentrates on the connections
between racial justice and economic justice, while exploring the
dynamic intersections of race, class, and gender. Editor Paul Le
Blanc argues that comprehending and acting upon such connections and
intersections provides the key to overcoming racism. An insightful
introductory essay by Le Blanc presents a cogent summary of African
American history, with special focus on the civil rights movements of
the 1950s and 1960s, and suggests practical activities to advance the
struggle to eliminate racism in the United States. This is followed
by readings from some of the most prominent pioneers in the
liberation struggle: Frederick Douglass, Martin Delany, Sojourner
Truth, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington, Marcus
Garvey, W.E.B. Du Bois, Paul Robeson, C.L.R. James, A. Philip
Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin, Malcolm X, Ella
Baker, and many others. Selections are also offered from several
contemporary scholars in today's antiracist struggle. This very
informative volume is an excellent practical survey of the African
American struggle thus far and a guide for the ongoing struggle to
achieve the "American dream." "This is an excellent text, superb for
both students and activists. . .. It is enhanced by a long,
thoughtful essay by Paul Le Blanc, which examines African American
history in a coherent and organized manner to make it easily
accessible. It is especially effective in the focus on the civil
rights struggle and on the intersection of race, gender, and class,
as well as on the need for informed activism. BLACK LIBERATION AND
THE AMERICAN DREAM promises to be an outstanding teaching tool; it
should be widely used." -- Dennis Brutus, professor emeritus,
Department of African Studies, University of Pittsburgh "A superb
introduction to the history of racism, of freedom struggles, and of
the meaning of both for all of U.S. history. . .. This book is sure
to open spirited and productive debates and dialogues." -- David
Roediger, professor of history and Afro-American Studies, University
of Illinois
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