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A revolutionary work since its publication, Black Power exposed the depths of systemic racism in this country and provided a radical political framework for reform: true and lasting social change would only be accomplished through unity among African-Americans and their independence from the preexisting order. An eloquent document of the civil rights movement that remains a work of profound social relevance 50 years after it was first published.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Hamilton, Charles V.
- ISBN: 9780679743132
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 8.03 x 0.74
- Number Of Pages: 256
- Publication Year: 1992
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A map to a better world
Maggie D. - 6 months agoBlack Power fundamentally changed the way that I think about American Colonialism and coalition politics in addition to being a foundational analysis of the plight of Black people in this country. Kwame Ture and Charles Hamilton analyze the power dynamics necessary to build a national politic that works for every citizen of U.S. America. They do this not only by naming what they want and need, but also by analyzing past failings on which to improve. This book introduced me to the concept of black populations as a colonized group within the country and tied together theory that I had already known about colonialism and resource extraction outside a colonizing nation. Even more so though, Ture and Hamilton addressed how to grow and improve as a nation talking about the politics of coalition and the basic requirements of interpersonal organizing that underlies the entire coalition process. This book in my opinion is a forgotten classic and foundational to understanding racial and political dynamics in this country and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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