Three Black generations at the crossroads : community, culture, and consciousness / Lois Benjamin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benjamin, Lois, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Social conditions--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Economic conditions--20th century.

Intergenerational relations--United States.

Intergenerational relations.

African American professional employees.

African Americans--Economic conditions.

African Americans--Social conditions.

United States.

Community life--United States.

Community life.

Social values--United States.

Social values.

African American professional employees--Interviews.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

x, 265 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition, [New edition].

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2007]

Summary:

The twentieth century, marked by dramatic socioeconomic, cultural, and technological changes, greatly altered the value systems of many Americans. Three Black Generations at the Crossroads: Community, Culture, and Consciousness looks at how these values shifted within the black community and asks the question: Can African Americans successfully confront the challenges of the continuing color line in the twenty-first century? Exploring generational differences in the black community, this second edition contains new chapters on politicians and artists, two groups that are symbolic of the new occupations that have emerged since the post-civil rights era. Lois Benjamin addresses the necessity for resiliency and survival within the black community to endure continuing transformations as we move into the twenty-first century.

Contents:

1 The Way We Were 15

2 Educating for Living and Uplifting 39

3 Black Clergy: Salvation and Liberation 75

4 Black Physicians: The Community Healers 101

5 Black Entrepreneurs: Mixing Mission with Making Money 131

6 Black Politicians: The Bellwethers of the Post-Civil Rights Era 155

7 Black Artists: The Soul of Black Communities 199

8 Chaos or Community: Facing the Twenty-First Century 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-250) and index.

ISBN:

9780742560000

0742560007

9780742560017

0742560015

OCLC:

128236186