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Title Black liberation and the American dream : the struggle for racial and economic justice : analysis, strategy, readings / edited by Paul Le Blanc.

Publication Info. Amherst, N.Y. : Humanity Books, 2003.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.896 B627BL    Check Shelf
Description 311 pages ; 23 cm.
Series Revolutionary studies
Revolutionary studies.
Contents Reaching for the American dream -- Confronting racism in society ... and in ourselves -- Mental tricks and quirks -- Racial prejudice -- An example of racism -- Implications of racism and anti-racism -- Understanding racism -- What is race -- Racism ... and what it does to many of its victims -- Individual racism and institutional racism -- 1) individual racism -- 2) institutional racism -- The history of racism and anti-racism -- Development of anti-black racism in the United States -- African-American freedom struggles -- Twelve lives -- Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany -- Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman -- Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey -- W.E.B. Dubois and A. Philip Randolph -- Paul Robeson and Bayard Rustin -- Ella Baker -- Overcoming racism -- Achievements and limitations of the civil rights movement -- 1) ferment -- 2) the movement emerges -- 3) the strategic vision -- 4) victory and crisis -- 5) militancy and decline -- 6) the price of failure -- Where do we go from here? -- 1) understanding the insights of Malcolm X -- 2) advancing the vision of Martin Luther King -- Practical steps -- Initial reflections -- A general approach -- 1) anti-racist work must be at two levels: individual and institutional -- 2) an oppressed people has the right to self-determination -- 3) a class approach is a key to success -- 4) a multi-cultural approach is a key to success -- 5) a combination of self-interest and moral force is necessary -- 6) win real victories and build the power of the movement.
Subject Racism -- United States.
United States -- Race relations -- History.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
Racism -- Economic aspects -- United States.
African Americans -- Social conditions.
African Americans -- Economic conditions.
African Americans -- Politics and government.
United States -- Social conditions.
Added Author Le Blanc, Paul, 1947-
ISBN 1591021545 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9781591021544 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
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