"The traditional narrative of the civil rights movement has been that the more moderate demands of the mainstream movement, including Martin Luther King Jr., worked, but that the more "radical" demands of the Black Power movement derailed further success. Mainstreaming Black Power upe...

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Main Author:	Davies, Tom Adam 1983- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California University of California Press [2017]
Series:	The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies
Subjects:	Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1960-1980 Geschichte Politik Schwarze. USA Black power USA Black power / United States / History / 20th century African American political activists / History / 20th century African Americans / Politics and government / 20th century African American political activists African Americans / Politics and government United States 1900-1999 History
Summary:	"The traditional narrative of the civil rights movement has been that the more moderate demands of the mainstream movement, including Martin Luther King Jr., worked, but that the more "radical" demands of the Black Power movement derailed further success. Mainstreaming Black Power upends the traditional narrative by showing how Black Power Activists in New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles during the 1960s through the 1970s navigated the nexus of public policies, black community organizations, elected officials, and liberal foundations. Tom Adam Davies unites local and national perspectives and reveals how the efforts of mainstream white politicians, institutions, and organizations engaged with Black Power ideology, and how they ultimately limited both the pace and extent of change."--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:	xv, 308 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:	9780520292109 9780520292116