{"product_id":"and-still-i-rise-black-america-since-mlk-9780062427007","title":"And Still I Rise: Black America Since MLK","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe companion book to Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s PBS series, \u003cem\u003eAnd Still I Rise\u003c\/em\u003e--a timeline and chronicle of the past fifty years of black history in the U.S. in more than 350 photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the assassination of Malcolm X in February 1965, \u003cem\u003eAnd Still I Rise: From Black Power to the White House\u003c\/em\u003e explores the last half-century of the African American experience. More than fifty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the birth of Black Power, the United States has both a black president and black CEOs running Fortune 500 companies--and a large black underclass beset by persistent poverty, inadequate education, and an epidemic of incarceration. Harvard professor and scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. raises disturbing and vital questions about this dichotomy. How did the African American community end up encompassing such profound contradictions? And what will \"the black community\" mean tomorrow?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGates takes readers through the major historical events and untold stories of the sixty years that have irrevocably shaped both the African American experience and the nation as a whole, from the explosive social and political changes of the 1960s, into the 1970s and 1980s--eras characterized by both prosperity and neglect--through the turn of the century to today, taking measure of such racial flashpoints as the Tawana Brawley case, OJ Simpson's murder trial, the murders of Amadou Diallo and Trayvon Martin, and debates around the NYPD's \"stop and frisk\" policies. Even as it surveys the political and social evolution of black America, \u003cem\u003eAnd Still I Rise\u003c\/em\u003e is also a celebration of the accomplishments of black artists, musicians, writers, comedians, and thinkers who have helped to define American popular culture and to change our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062427007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2015 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Henry L. Gates, Kevin M. Burke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634321092764,"sku":"9780062427007","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_553c015f-372c-4203-8ad1-a4a1c4a39824.jpg?v=1603836420","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/and-still-i-rise-black-america-since-mlk-9780062427007","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}