A Black Way of Seeing From Liberty to Freedom

by Robeson, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781583227671
• ISBN10: 1583227679
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-03
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Summary

"[C]ontinues the elder Robeson's tradition of speaking out thoughtfully and frankly, and sketches a vision of American history where Black Americans, from slavery forward, have been forced to live a 'separate reality' from white Americans."- Publishers Weekly "The language of the Declaration of Independence could not have used the word freedom without directly confronting the issue of slavery as the ultimate denial of liberty, " writes black American writer Paul Robeson Jr. in the opening pages of this powerful and forward-looking indictment of contemporary American politics. Thereafter, Robeson writes, " liberty meant the privileges to which the elite minority was entitled." And as for freedom, we are still waiting for it. In the tradition of James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son, Robeson's A Black Way of Seeing melds history and analysis in a sweeping panorama, scathing in its understanding of why black empowerment has failed and prescient in its articulation of what it will take for black Americans to finally cross over to the status of fully empowered citizens and what the ramifications of this change can be for the country as a whole. Paul Robeson Jr. is the author of Paul Robeson, Jr. Speaks to America: The Politics of Multiculturalism and The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist's Journey. An esteemed cultural critic, he has lectured across the United States and has appeared on radio and television programs around the globe. Son of the legendary Paul Robeson, he served for more than twenty years as his father's close aide and personal representative.

Author Biography

PAUL ROBESON, JR. is the author of Paul Robeson, Jr. Speaks to America: The Politics of Multiculturalism and The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist’s Journey. An esteemed cultural critic, he has lectured across the United States and has appeared on radio and television programs across the globe. Son of the legendary Paul Robeson, he served for more than 20 years as his father’s close aide and personal representative.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Black Way of Seeing	p. 1
9/11 In Black and White	p. 21
Eight Coups in American History	p. 31
The "War on Terror"	p. 53
Economics, Race, and Class	p. 69
Class Commands	p. 83
Vote Fraud in 2000 and 2004	p. 99
Awaiting the Fifth Revolution	p. 113
Black Destiny	p. 153
The Anatomy of Two Vote Frauds	p. 187
The Anatomy of the Switching Operation	p. 195
Index	p. 207
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