Black Liberation and the American Dream: The Struggle for Racial and Economic Justice

Paul Le Blanc
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Considering the connections between class and racial oppression, and the often marginalized role of the Left in antiracist struggles, Le Blanc skillfully introduces key texts from crucial figures in African American radicalism: Frederick Douglass, Martin Delany, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, W. E. B. Du Bois, Paul Robeson, C. L. R. James, A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin, Malcolm X, Ella Baker, and others. This combination of a rich analytical understanding with key primary texts makes Black Liberation and the American Dream a unique and invaluable resource for those engaged in contemporary struggles. It is a crucial text for activists and scholars alike.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 11/07/2017
ISBN: 9781608467853
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d