Black Movements in America / Edition 1

by Cedric J. Robinson

Overview

Cedric Robinson traces the emergence of Black political cultures in the United States from slave resistances in the 16th and 17th centuries to the civil rights movements of the present. Drawing on the historical record, he argues that Blacks have constructed both a culture of resistance and a culture of accommodation based on the radically different experiences of slaves and free Blacks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415912228
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/20/1997
Series:	Revolutionary Thought and Radical Movements Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Cedric J. Robinson is a Professor of Black Studies and Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His published works include Black Marxism (1983) and The Terms of Order (1980).

Table of Contents

CONTENTS: 1. The Coming to America; Blacks and Colonial English America; The Early Black Movements of Resistance; Marronage in North America; Diverging Political Cultures; 2. Slavery and Constitutions; Three American Revolutions; Documenting Indifference and Interest; The Slave's Revolution Continues; 3. Free Blacks and Resistance; Abolition and Free Blacks; The Black Abolitionist; Black Sovereignty; Insurrection; 4. The Civil War and Its Aftermaths; Opposing Objectives: Accumulation vs. Liberty; The Black's War; White Reconstruction and Black Deconstruction; 5. The Nadir and Its Aftermath; Black Agrarians; The Antilynching Movement; The First World War; Black Self-Determination; 6. The Search for Higher Ground; The Second World War and Black Struggles; The Cold War and the Race War; Civil Rights and Mass Struggle; Civil Rights and the Rituals of Oppression; The Negations of the Movement

Editorial Reviews

"...stimulating...synthesis of African American protest...Robinson's framework forces one to consider black social movements from interesting perspectives." — Rich Newman, The Historian
"Robinson's writing is crisp and his meaning is always crystal clear." — Journal of American History
"Robinson...offers a compelling, concise look at the history of black activism in the U.S. Exploring nearly 400 years of this under-examined subject, Robinson reveals little-known, fascinating events in black activism, from pre-Revolutionary War America to the Civil War to the civil-rights movement era...a thoughtful, well-written work." — Booklist

From the Publisher

This latest work by noted intellectual historian and political scientist Robinson (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara) provides a concise overview of the development of black movements in the United States, from the Colonial era to the Civil Rights campaigns of the Sixties. The central theme here is the tension between American ideals of liberty and evolving patterns of racial injustice. The author grounds his text in a thorough grasp of the relevant literatures and writes in a clean prose style that will be accessible to high school seniors on up. But his analysis and insights will also be of interest to specialists in the field. Recommended for high school and academic libraries.Kent Worcester, Social Science Research Council, New York

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