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Revolutionaries to race leaders : Black power and the making of African American politics / Cedric Johnson.

Author/creator Johnson, Cedric, 1971-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,
Descriptionxl, 294 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Subject(s)
African Americans--Politics and government --20th century.
Black power--United States --History --20th century.
Radicalism--United States --History --20th century.
African American leadership--History --20th century.
African American political activists--History --20th century.
African American intellectuals--History --20th century.
Revolutionaries--United States --History --20th century.
United States--Race relations --Political aspects --History --20th century.
Contents Introduction : all power to the people? -- The "Negro revolution" and Cold War America : revolutionary politics and racial conservatism in the work of Harold Cruse -- Return of the native : Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), the new nationalism, and Black power politics -- The convention strategy and conventional politics : the 1972 Gary convention and the limits of racial unity -- From popular anti-imperialism to sectarianism : the African Liberation Day mobilizations and radical intellectuals -- Radical departures : the National Black Political Assembly, the National Black Independent Political Party, and the struggle for alternatives -- Conclusion : the ends of Black politics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-280) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007008264
ISBN9780816644773 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816644772 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816644780 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0816644780 (pb : alk. paper)

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