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A history of African-American leadership / Bruce J. Dierenfield and John White.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dierenfield, Bruce J., 1951-
- Series:
- Studies in modern history (Longman (Firm))
- Studies in modern history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American leadership--History.
- African American leadership.
- African Americans--Politics and government.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Biography.
- Black nationalism--United States--History.
- Black nationalism.
- History.
- United States.
- United States--Race relations.
- Race relations.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 390 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson, 2012.
- Summary:
- Now fully revised and updated, this third edition of a popular-text explores the African-American experience from the slave period to the present.
- As well as analyzing the contribution of significant figures such as Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X, and Jesse Jackson, the book now includes a separate chapter on the remarkable work of female political and cultural leaders, including Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer, Condoleezza Rice, and Oprah Winfrey. The book ends with a consideration of the life and career of Barack Obama - America's first black president - who has sometimes been perceived as downplaying the issue of race in his leadership roles.
- A remarkable work of synthesis and collective biography, illuminated with numerous first-person quotations, A History of African-American Leadership is ideal for students of American history, politics, sociology, and race relations, as well as for general readers interested in gaining a deeper understanding of one of the major issues of our time.
- Bruce J. Dierenfield is Professor of History, Director of the All-College Honors Program, and former Peter Canisius Distinguished Teaching Professor of the African-American Experience at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. He is the award-winning author of four previous books, including The Civil Rights Movement (Pearson, 2008).
- John White, now retired, was Senior Lecturer in American History in the Department of American Studies at the University of Hull. He has also taught at the Universities of Michigan, Rochester, Rutgers, California State and Alabama. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: African-American Leaders and Limited Options 1
- Perspectives: Black protest and accommodation, 1800-1877 4
- Prom Booker T. Washington to Barack Obama 16
- 2 Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee 25
- Perspectives: Separate and unequal: Southern race relations, 1865-1895 26
- Booker T. Washington: Early life 31
- Tuskegee 34
- The Atlanta Compromise address 37
- Up from Slavery 41
- Race leader 43
- A black Benedict Arnold? 47
- Assessment 50
- 3 W.E.B. Du Bois: Talented Propagandist 58
- Perspectives: Northern blacks organize for protest, 1890-1910 58
- W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography 62
- The Crisis editor 67
- Pan-Africanism 75
- A leader without followers, 1934-1963 78
- Assessment 82
- 4 Marcus Garvey: Black Moses 88
- Perspectives: The northern black ghetto, 1900-1920 88
- Marcus Garvey: Black Jamaican 92
- The Universal Negro Improvement Association 94
- Garvey in America 96
- The Black Star Line 99
- Garveyism 104
- Garvey and his black critics 106
- Du Bois and Garvey 109
- Assessment 113
- 5 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Nonviolence 121
- Perspectives: A New Deal for African Americans? Civil rights and black protest, 1932-1954 122
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: The making of a leader 132
- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference 136
- MLK and JFK 140
- Albany, Birmingham, and the March on Washington 141
- St. Augustine and Selma 145
- Chicago, Black Power, and Vietnam 148
- The Poor People's Campaign and the Memphis strike 151
- Assessment 154
- 6 Malcolm X: "The Angriest Negro in America" 164
- Perspectives: Black nationalism after Garvey, the separatist impulse, 1930-1950 164
- Malcolm Little to Malcolm X 170
- Malcolm X: Muslim 177
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X 182
- Malcolm X and his black critics 186
- Assessment 189
- 7 African-American Women: Heroines and Trailblazers 197
- Perspectives: African-American women as leaders 197
- Harriet Tubman 201
- Ida B. Wells 205
- Mary McLeod Bethune 211
- Fannie Lou Hamer 217
- Condoleezza Rice 223
- Oprah Winfrey 230
- Assessment 236
- 8 Jesse Jackson: The Rainbow Man 244
- Perspectives: From Black Power to political power, 1960s 244
- Black Power: "Old Wine in New Bottles"? 246
- Jesse Jackson: From A&T to Rainbow/PUSH 251
- Presidential contender 261
- Assessment 267
- 9 Barack Obama: America's First Black President 272
- Perspectives: The newest African-American leaders 272
- Dreams from My Father 276
- Black man headed to the White House 283
- Obama's presidency 298
- Assessment 306.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: Black leadership in America : from Booker T. Washington to Jesse Jackson / John White. London ; New York : Longman, 1990.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781405811569
- 1405811560
- OCLC:
- 765882011
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