Civil rights and the idea of freedom / Richard H. King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Richard H., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights--Moral and ethical aspects.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Civil rights movements--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author attempts to delineate the important ideas that developed from the political experience of the US Civil Rights Movement. He argues that the Movement was not so much about ending segregation, as having blacks recognized as individuals whose sense of self-worth could be enhanced.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. The repertory of freedom; 2. The experience of politics; 3. Self-interest and self-respect; 4. Martin Luther King and the meanings of freedom; 5. Martin Luther King: authorship and ideas; 6. SNCC, participatory politics, and the people; 7. Violence and self-respect: Fanon and Black radicalism; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1992.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

9781601297792 (electronic book)

9780197712153

0197712150

9781280525117

1280525118

9781423764328

1423764323

9780195362305

0195362306

9781601297792

1601297793

OCLC:

65213334