| Black Movements in America Contributor(s): Robinson, Cedric J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415912229 ISBN-13: 9780415912228 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1997 Annotation: In Black Movements in America, Cedric Robinson traces the emergence of Black political cultures in the United States from slave resistances in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the civil rights movements of the present. Drawing on historical records, Robinson argues that Blacks have constructed both a culture of resistance and a culture of accommodation based on the radically different experiences of slaves and free Blacks. Robinson concludes that contemporary Black movements are inspired by either a social vision - held by the relatively privileged strata - which holds the American nation to its ideals and public representation, and another - that of the masses - which interprets the Black experience in America as proof of the country's venality and hypocrisy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 96021986 |
| Series: Revolutionary Thought/Radical Movements |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.05" W x 9.05" (0.60 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cedric Robinson traces the emergence of Black political cultures in the United States from slave resistances in the 16th and 17th centuries to the civil rights movements of the present. Drawing on the historical record, he argues that Blacks have constructed both a culture of resistance and a culture of accommodation based on the radically different experiences of slaves and free Blacks. |