Table of Contents
Introduction: Martin Luther King, Jr., and Political Philosophy Brandon M. Terry Tommie Shelby 1
Part I Traditions
1 The Du Bois-Washington Debate and the Idea of Dignity Robert Gooding-Williams 19
2 Moral Perfectionism Paul C. Taylor 35
3 The Roots of Civil Disobedience in Republicanism and Slavery Bernard R. Boxill 58
4 Showdown for Nonviolence: The Theory and Practice of Nonviolent Politics Karuna Mantena 78
Part II Ideals
5 From Anger to Love: Self-Purification and Political Resistance Martha C. Nussbaum 105
6 The Prophetic Tension between Race Consciousness and the Ideal of Color-Blindness Ronald R. Sundstrom 127
7 Integration, Freedom, and the Affirmation of Life Danielle Allen 146
8 A Vindication of Voting Rights Derrick Darby 161
Part III Justice
9 Prisons of the Forgotten: Ghettos and Economic Injustice Tommie Shelby 187
10 Gender Trouble: Manhood, Inclusion, and Justice Shatema Threadcraft Brandon M. Terry 205
11 Living "in the Red": Time, Debt, and Justice Lawrie Balfour 236
12 The Costs of Violence: Militarism, Geopolitics, and Accountability Lionel K. McPherson 253
Part IV Conscience
13 The Path of Conscientious Citizenship Michele Moody-Adams 269
14 Requiem for a Dream: The Problem-Space of Black Power Brandon M. Terry 290
15 Hope and Despair: Past and Present Cornel West 325
Afterword: Dignity as a Weapon of Love Jonathan L. Walton 339
Notes 351
Acknowledgments 419
Contributors 421
Index 425