From Civil Rights to Black Liberation
Title | From Civil Rights to Black Liberation PDF eBook |
Author | William W. Sales |
Publisher | South End Press |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780896084803 |
"From Civil Rights to Black Liberation is one of the few books that offers historical research about the OAAU, a revolutionary organization founded by Malcolm X and rooted in traditions of Black nationalism, self-determination, and human rights. The author establishes the relevance of Malcolm's political legacy for the task of rebuilding the movement for Black liberation almost thirty years after his assassination." -- Publisher.
From Civil Rights to Black Liberation
Title | From Civil Rights to Black Liberation PDF eBook |
Author | William W. Sales |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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A detailed description and analysis of the Organization of Afro- American Unity (OAAU)--created by Malcolm X in the last 11 months of his life--based on interviews with OAAU members, FBI surveillance files, previously published accounts, and OAAU documents. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Civil Rights in Black and Brown
Title | Civil Rights in Black and Brown PDF eBook |
Author | Max Krochmal |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 484 |
Release | 2021-11-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1477323791 |
Not one but two civil rights movements flourished in mid-twentieth century Texas, and they did so in intimate conversation with one another. Far from the gaze of the national media, African American and Mexican American activists combated the twin caste systems of Jim Crow and Juan Crow. These insurgents worked chiefly within their own racial groups, yet they also looked to each other for guidance and, at times, came together in solidarity. The movements sought more than integration and access: they demanded power and justice. Civil Rights in Black and Brown draws on more than 500 oral history interviews newly collected across Texas, from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods and everywhere in between. The testimonies speak in detail to the structure of racism in small towns and huge metropolises—both the everyday grind of segregation and the haunting acts of racial violence that upheld Texas’s state-sanctioned systems of white supremacy. Through their memories of resistance and revolution, the activists reveal previously undocumented struggles for equity, as well as the links Black and Chicanx organizers forged in their efforts to achieve self-determination.
The Struggle Is Eternal
Title | The Struggle Is Eternal PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph R. Fitzgerald |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2018-12-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0813176549 |
Many prominent and well-known figures greatly impacted the civil rights movement, but one of the most influential and unsung leaders of that period was Gloria Richardson. As the leader of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC), a multifaceted liberation campaign formed to target segregation and racial inequality in Cambridge, Maryland, Richardson advocated for economic justice and tactics beyond nonviolent demonstrations. Her philosophies and strategies—including her belief that black people had a right to self–defense—were adopted, often without credit, by a number of civil rights and black power leaders and activists. The Struggle Is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation explores the largely forgotten but deeply significant life of this central figure and her determination to improve the lives of black people. Using a wide range of source materials, including interviews with Richardson and her personal papers, as well as interviews with dozens of her friends, relatives, and civil rights colleagues, Joseph R. Fitzgerald presents an all-encompassing narrative. From Richardson's childhood, when her parents taught her the importance of racial pride, through the next eight decades, Fitzgerald relates a detailed and compelling story of her life. He reveals how Richardson's human rights activism extended far beyond Cambridge and how her leadership style and vision for liberation were embraced by the younger activists of the black power movement, who would carry the struggle on throughout the late 1960s and into the 1970s.
A Breath of Freedom
Title | A Breath of Freedom PDF eBook |
Author | Maria Höhn |
Publisher | Palgrave MacMillan |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2010-09-15 |
Genre | History |
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Based on an award-winning international research project and photo exhibition, this poignant and beautifully illustrated book examines the experiences of African American GIs in Germany and the unique insights they provide into the civil rights struggle at home and abroad. Thanks in large part to its military occupation of Germany after World War II, America’s unresolved civil rights agenda was exposed to worldwide scrutiny as never before. At the same time, its ambitious efforts to democratize German society after the defeat of Nazism meant that West Germany was exposed to American ideas of freedom and democracy to a much larger degree than many other countries. As African American GIs became increasingly politicized, they took on a particular significance for the Civil Rights Movement in light of Germany’s central role in the Cold War. While the effects of the Civil Rights Movement reverberated across the globe, Germany represents a special case that illuminates a remarkable period in American and world history. Digital archive including videos, photographs, and oral history interviews available at www.breathoffreedom.org
Black Liberation and Socialism
Title | Black Liberation and Socialism PDF eBook |
Author | Ahmed Shawki |
Publisher | Haymarket Books |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1931859264 |
A sharp and insightful analysis of historic movements against racism in the United States--from the separatism of Marcus Garvey, to the militancy of Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party, to the eloquence of Martin Luther King Jr. and much more--with essential lessons for today's struggles. In the 40 years since the civil rights movement, many gains have been made--but there is still far to go to win genuine change. Here is a badly needed primer on the history and future of the struggle against racism. Ahmed Shawki is the editor of the International Socialist Review. A member of the National Writers Union, he is also a contributor to The Struggle for Palestine (Haymarket). He lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Civil Rights Chronicle
Title | Civil Rights Chronicle PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Bauerlein |
Publisher | Publications International |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2007-06-01 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN | 9781412719896 |