Black Power Ideologies : An Essay in African American Political Thought

by McCartney, John T.

• ISBN13: 9781566391450
• ISBN10: 1566391458
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-07-20
• Publisher: Temple Univ Pr

Summary

In a systematic survey of the manifestations and meaning of Black Power in America, John McCartney analyzes the ideology of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s and places it in the context of both African-American and Western political thought. He demonstrates, though an exploration of historic antecedents, how the Black Power versus black mainstream competition of the sixties was not unique in American history. Tracing the evolution of black social and political movements from the 18th century to the present, the author focuses on the ideas and actions of the leaders of each major approach.Starting with the colonization efforts of the Pan-Negro Nationalist movement in the 18th century, McCartney contrasts the work of Bishop Turner with the opposing integrationist views of Frederick Douglass and his followers. McCartney examines the politics of accommodation espoused by Booker T. Washington; W.E.B. Du Bois's opposition to this apolitical stance; the formation of the NAACP, the Urban League, and other integrationist organizations; and Marcus Garvey's reawakening of the separatist ideal in the early 20th century. Focusing on the intense legal activity of the NAACP from the 1930s to the 1960s, McCartney gives extensive treatment to the moral and political leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his challenge from the Black Power Movement in 1966. Author note: John T. McCartney is Assistant Professor of Government at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Author Biography

John T. McCartney is Assistant Professor of Government at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
the Background to Black Power	p. 1
Black Nationalist Thought in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries	p. 15
the Abolitionist Movement	p. 32
the Politics of Accommodation	p. 54
Marcus Garvey and the Resurgence of Black Nationalism	p. 74
Martin Luther King and Moralism	p. 91
What is Black Power?	p. 111
the Counter-Communalists: a Comparison and Analysis	p. 133
the Black Power Pluralists: a Comparison and Analysis	p. 151
the Black Power Separatists: a Comparison and Analysis	p. 166
a Critical Assessment of the Black Power Ideologies	p. 181
Notes	p. 191
Bibliography	p. 227
Index	p. 241
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