Revolutionaries to race leaders : Black power and the making of African American politics /
Cedric Johnson.
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2007.
- xl, 294 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-280) and index.
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.
African Americans--Politics and government--20th century. Afroamericanos--Política y gobierno --Estados Unidos--Siglo XX Black power--History--United States--20th century. Poder negro --Historia --Estados Unidos --Siglo XX Radicalism--History--United States--20th century. Radicalismo--Historia--Estados Unidos African American leadership--History--20th century. Liderazgo afroamericano --Historia --Siglo XX African American political activists--History--20th century. Afroamericanos --Actividad política African American intellectuals--History--20th century. Afroamericanos--Vida intelectual--Siglo XX Revolutionaries--History--United States--20th century. Revolucionarios--Historia --Estados Unidos --Siglo XX
United States--Race relations--Political aspects--History--20th century. Estados Unidos--Relaciones raciales--Siglo XX