The making of Black lives matter : a brief history of an idea / Christopher J. Lebron.
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The making of Black lives matter : a brief history of an idea / Christopher J. Lebron.
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Publication Date:
2017
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9780190601355
9780190601362
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: naming the dead in the name of the living -- American shame and real freedom -- Cultural control against social control: the radical possibilities of the harlem renaissance -- For our sons, daughters, and all concerned souls -- Where is the love? the hope for America's redemption -- The radical lessons we have not yet learned -- Afterword: nobody's protest essay.
Abstract:
The #BlackLivesMatter movement has become a media and political phenomenon, but, as Christopher J. Lebron points out in this book, it is part of an older and richer tradition arguing for the equal dignity of black people. Lebron lays out the genesis of the ideas that have built the movement, presenting a foundational blueprint of sorts that can help us make sense of the emotions, demands, and arguments of present-day activists and public thinkers as well as recast the role of historical black thinkers in American life.
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