BLM : the making of a new Marxist revolution / Mike Gonzalez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gonzalez, Mike, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black lives matter movement--United States.

Black lives matter movement.

Black power--United States--History.

Black power.

Black lives matter movement--Philosophy.

African American radicals.

Civil rights movements--United States.

Civil rights movements.

African Americans--Politics and government.

African Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Encounter Books, [2021]

Summary:

"The George Floyd protests that have occasioned great changes throughout American society were not spontaneous events. Americans did not suddenly rise up in righteous anger, take to the streets, and demand not just that police departments be defunded, but that all structures, institutions, and systems, all our supposedly racist, be overhauled. The 12,000 or so demonstrations and 675 related riots took organizational muscle. The ideological grip on all things from the classroom to the ballpark required ideological commitment. That muscle and commitment were provided by the various Black Lives Matter organizations. The leaders are avowed Marxists who say they want to dismantle our way of life. They and their activists make savvy use of social media to spread their message and organize the marches, sit-ins, statue-tumblings and riots. They seized on the video showing George Floyd's suffering to unleash nation-wide the insurgency. This book will look at who exactly these leaders are, something the media has so far refused to do"-- Provided by publisher.

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ISBN:

9781641772242

1641772247