African American Political Thought: Confrontation vs. compromise, from 1945 to the present

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Marcus D. Pohlmann
Taylor & Francis, 2003 - Political Science - 2112 pages
This new collection of articles provides comprehensive coverage of major and minor figures in the history of African American politics, from Colonial America to the present. Organized around pivotal conflicts and debates, this six-volume set includes a vast array of original articles, speeches, statements, and documents from African American thinkers such as Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Martin Luther King, Roy Wilkins, Malcolm X, Angela Davis, Booker T. Washington, Elijah Muhammed, Jesse Jackson, and may more.
 

Contents

Statement of Purpose
85
The Moment of Truth
107
The Negro Revolt
131
The Story of Plaquemine
150
The Potential of a Minority Revolution
174
A Temporary Change of Emphasis
188
On the Vietnam
207
Executive Mandate No 1 May 2 1967
221
The Land Question and Black Liberation
269
No More Guns
285
Speech to Congress of African Peoples Atlanta 1970
298
Why I Saw Fit to Purchase Guns
314
A Conversation with the Reverend Jesse Jackson
331
Notes on the House of Bondage
355
Joining the Political Process
365
The Third Rebellion November 23 1994
386

The Correct Handling of a Revolution July 20 1967
234
Liberation Will Come from a Black Thing
250

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