Black Power Encyclopedia
From "Black is Beautiful" to Urban Uprisings
Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: 2 volumes (cxxxv, 904 pages) : illustrations ; 27 cm.
An invaluable resource that documents the Black Power Movement by its cultural representation and promotion of self-determination and self-defense, and showcases the movement's influence on Black communities in America from 1965 to the mid-1970s. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement's emphasis on the rhetoric and practice of nonviolence and social and political goal of integration, Black Power was defined by the promotion of Black self-determination, Black consciousness, independent Black politics, and the practice of armed self-defense. Black Power changed communities, curriculums, and culture in the United States and served as an inspiration for social justice internationally. This unique two-volume set provides readers with an understanding of Black Power's important role in the turbulence, social change, and politics of the 1960s and 1970s in America and how the concepts of the movement continue to influence contemporary Black politics, culture, and identity.Cross-disciplinary and broad in its approach, Black Power Encyclopedia: From "Black Is Beautiful" to Urban Uprisings explores the emergence and evolution of the Black Power Movement in the United States some 50 years ago. The entries examine the key players, organizations and institutions, trends, and events of the period, enabling readers to better understand the ways in which African Americans broke through racial barriers, developed a positive identity, and began to feel united through racial pride and the formation of important social change organizations. The encyclopedia also covers the important impact of the more militant segments of the movement, such as Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam and the Black Panthers.
Series: Movements of the American mosaic.
Other Authors:
Umoja, Akinyele Omowale, editor.
Stanford, Karin L., 1961- editor.
Young, Jasmin A., editor.
Umoja, Akinyele Omowale, editor.
Stanford, Karin L., 1961- editor.
Young, Jasmin A., editor.
Contents:
Volume 1. Introduction -- Chronology -- Armed resistance in the Black Power movement -- Black Power, Red Power, and the potential of Red-Black unity -- Black Power studies -- Gender, Black women, and Black Power -- Urban rebellions -- A-I -- Volume 2. J-Z.
Subjects:
Black power -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- Encyclopedias.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
United States -- Race relations -- Encyclopedias.
Black power -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- Encyclopedias.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
United States -- Race relations -- Encyclopedias.
ISBN:
9781440840067
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
REF HISTORY US AF AM Bla V.1 | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Reference | Available for in-library use |
REF HISTORY US AF AM Bla V.2 | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Reference | Available for in-library use |
Includes bibliographical references and index.