A History of African-American Leadership

by White; John

• ISBN13: 9781405811569
• ISBN10: 1405811560
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2012-04-26
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

An updated and thoroughly revised account of black protest movements in America. The story of black emancipation is one of the most dramatic themes of American history, covering racism, murder, poverty and extreme heroism. Figures such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are the demigods of the freedom movements, both film and household figures. This major text explores the African-American experience of the twentieth century with particular reference to six outstanding race leaders. Their philosophies and strategies for racial advancement are compared and set against the historical framework and constraints within which they functioned. The book examines the 'grass roots' of black protest movements in America, paying particular attention to the major civil rights organizations as well as black separatist groups such as the Nation of Islam. An introductory chapter begins the story with a look at black protest and 'accommodation' during the slavery era.

Author Biography

Bruce J. Dierenfield is Professor of History, Director of the All-College Honors Program, and former Peter Canisius Distinguished Teaching Professor of the African-American Experience at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. He is the award-winning author of four previous books, including The Civil Rights Movement (Pearson, rev. ed.).

John White, now retired, was Senior Lecturer in American History in the Department of American Studies at the University of Hull. He has also taught at the Universities of Michigan, Rochester, Rutgers, California State and Alabama.

Table of Contents

Preface to Third Edition	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. xii
List of Plates	p. xvi
Introduction: African-American Leaders and Limited Options	p. 1
Perspectives: Black protest and accommodation, 1800-1877	p. 4
Prom Booker T. Washington to Barack Obama	p. 16
Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee	p. 25
Perspectives: Separate and unequal: Southern race relations, 1865-1895	p. 26
Booker T. Washington: Early life	p. 31
Tuskegee	p. 34
The Atlanta Compromise address	p. 37
Up from Slavery	p. 41
Race leader	p. 43
A black Benedict Arnold?	p. 47
Assessment	p. 50
W.E.B. Du Bois: Talented Propagandist	p. 58
Perspectives: Northern blacks organize for protest, 1890-1910	p. 58
W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography	p. 62
The Crisis editor	p. 67
Pan-Africanism	p. 75
A leader without followers, 1934-1963	p. 78
Assessment	p. 82
Marcus Garvey: Black Moses	p. 88
Perspectives: The northern black ghetto, 1900-1920	p. 88
Marcus Garvey: Black Jamaican	p. 92
The Universal Negro Improvement Association	p. 94
Garvey in America	p. 96
The Black Star Line	p. 99
Garveyism	p. 104
Garvey and his black critics	p. 106
Du Bois and Garvey	p. 109
Assessment	p. 113
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Apostle of Nonviolence	p. 121
Perspectives: A New Deal for African Americans? Civil rights and black protest, 1932-1954	p. 122
Martin Luther King, Jr.: The making of a leader	p. 132
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference	p. 136
MLK and JFK	p. 140
Albany, Birmingham, and the March on Washington	p. 141
St. Augustine and Selma	p. 145
Chicago, Black Power, and Vietnam	p. 148
The Poor People's Campaign and the Memphis strike	p. 151
Assessment	p. 154
Malcolm X: "The Angriest Negro in America"	p. 164
Perspectives: Black nationalism after Garvey, the separatist impulse, 1930-1950	p. 164
Malcolm Little to Malcolm X	p. 170
Malcolm X: Muslim	p. 177
The Autobiography of Malcolm X	p. 182
Malcolm X and his black critics	p. 186
Assessment	p. 189
African-American Women: Heroines and Trailblazers	p. 197
Perspectives: African-American women as leaders	p. 197
Harriet Tubman	p. 201
Ida B. Wells	p. 205
Mary McLeod Bethune	p. 211
Fannie Lou Hamer	p. 217
Condoleezza Rice	p. 223
Oprah Winfrey	p. 230
Assessment	p. 236
Jesse Jackson: The Rainbow Man	p. 244
Perspectives: From Black Power to political power, 1960s	p. 244
Black Power: "Old Wine in New Bottles"?	p. 246
Jesse Jackson: From A&T to Rainbow/PUSH	p. 251
Presidential contender	p. 261
Assessment	p. 267
Barack Obama: America's First Black President	p. 272
Perspectives: The newest African-American leaders	p. 272
Dreams from My Father	p. 276
Black man headed to the White House	p. 283
Obama's presidency	p. 298
Assessment	p. 306
Conclusion	p. 315
Selected Bibliography	p. 320
Index	p. 371
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