Peace be still : modern black America from World War II to Barack Obama
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Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2013].
ISBN
9780803246935, 0803246935, 9780803249646, 0803249640
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Prairie State College - Stacks | E185.6 .W57 2013 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
History.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
History.
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Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2013].
Format
Software
Physical Desc
xiii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780803246935, 0803246935, 9780803249646, 0803249640
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-373) and index.
Description
"A concise, engaging, and provocative history of African Americans since World War II, Peace Be Still is also nothing less than an alternate history of the United States in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Organizing this history around culture, politics, and resistance, Matthew C. Whitaker takes us from World War II as a galvanizing force for African American activism and the modern civil rights movement to the culmination of generations of struggle in the election of Barack Obama. From the promise of the post-World War II era to the black power movement of the 1960s, the economic and political struggles of the 1970s, and the major ideological realignment of political culture during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, this book chronicles a people fighting oppression while fashioning a dynamic culture of artistic and religious expression along with a program of educational and professional advancement. A resurgence of rigid conservative right-wing policies, the politics of poverty, racial profiling, and police brutality are ongoing counterpoints to African Americans rising to political prominence and securing positions once denied them. A history of African Americans for a new generation, Peace Be Still demonstrates how dramatically African American history illuminates the promise, conflicts, contradictions, hopes, and victories that all Americans share. "--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whitaker, M. C. (2013). Peace be still: modern black America from World War II to Barack Obama . University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitaker, Matthew C. 2013. Peace Be Still: Modern Black America From World War II to Barack Obama. University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitaker, Matthew C. Peace Be Still: Modern Black America From World War II to Barack Obama University of Nebraska Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whitaker, Matthew C. Peace Be Still: Modern Black America From World War II to Barack Obama University of Nebraska Press, 2013.
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