Black citizenship and authenticity in the civil rights movement

This book explains the emergence of two competing forms of black political representation that transformed the objectives and meanings of local action, created boundaries between national and local struggles for racial equality, and prompted a white response to the civil rights movement that set the...

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Other Authors: Hohle, Randolph., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; London : Taylor & Francis 2013
2013.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Routledge research in race and ethnicity ; 6
Routledge Research in Race and Ethnicity
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009684833706719
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Summary:This book explains the emergence of two competing forms of black political representation that transformed the objectives and meanings of local action, created boundaries between national and local struggles for racial equality, and prompted a white response to the civil rights movement that set the stage for the neoliberal turn in US policy. Randolph Hohle questions some of the most basic assumptions about the civil rights movement, including the importance of non-violence, and the movement's legacy on contemporary black politics. Non-violence was the effect of the movement's emphasis on
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (184 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136739873
9781283942782
9780203569115
9781136739804
Access:open access