Black Leadership

Manning Marable

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The history of the black struggle for civil rights and political and economic equality in America is deeply tied to the strategies, agendas, and styles of black leaders. In this compelling work, Manning Marable examines different models of black leadership and the figures who embody them: from the integrationist approaches of Booker T. Washington and Harold Washington, to the nationlist separatism of Louis Farrakhan, and, finally, the democratic transformation championed by W. E. B. Du Bois. Marable's analysis of all three models criticizes the deep conservatism of both integrationists and national separatists, and praises Du Bois's radical democratic vision of linking racial equality with the struggle for political and economic liberty for all. This original account of black leadership in the United States reveals what is at stake in terms of politics, economics, and culture, both in the black community and in America at large.

Book Details

Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publish Date: Mar 24th, 1998
Pages: 288
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.31in - 6.29in - 1.00in - 1.14lb
EAN: 9780231107464
Categories: • Cultural & Ethnic Studies - American - African American & Bl

About the Author

Manning Marable is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Afro-American Studies, Columbia University. He is author of a number of books, the most recent of which isBeyond Black and White.

Praise for this book

"Intellectually stimulating." -- Mark Newman, "Journal of American Studies"

"Intellectually stimulating." -- Mark Newman, Journal of American Studies

"Intellectually stimulating." -- Mark Newman, "Journal of American Studies"