Black Liberation in Conservative America

308 Pages·1997·9.253 MB·English

by  Manning Marable

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR
BLACK LIBERATION
IN CONSERVATIVE AMERICA
“Manning Marable’s critique of the conventional wisdom
seldom fails to shock, delight, or enlighten. Whether you
are white or ‘of color,’ prepare to have your cherished no¬
tions challenged by his provocative, well-argued observa¬
tions. Black Liberation in Conservative America provides an
important roadmap to the coming multicultural century.”
—Clarence Page, columnist, Chicago Tribune
“In the 1990s, new forms of racism structure the lives of
people of color in ways that are simultaneously less obvi¬
ous and more treacherous. Manning Marable’s Black Lib¬
eration in Conservative America chronicles these
developments—including the globalization of capital and an
expanding prison system—against the backdrop of a rising
conservatism and the insinuation of rightwing ideologies
into Black community formations. Marable boldly contests
what he considers to be an ineffectual emphasis on elec¬
toral politics and argues that the future of Black liberation
will have to be fought out on activist terrains. This work
offers invaluable theoretical and practical guidance to
scholars and activists alike.”
—Angela Davis, author, Women, Race and Class
ABOUT MANNING MARABLE
Manning Marable is Professor of History and Political
Science and Director of the Institute for Research in Afri¬
can-American Studies at Columbia University. Bom in
1950 in Dayton, Ohio, he is the author of How Capitalism
Underdeveloped Black America and numerous other books.
Dr. Marable’s public affairs commentary series, “Along the
Color Line,” upon which this essay collection is based, is
published in over 280 newspapers and journals.

BLACK LIBERATION
IN CONSERVATIVE
AMERICA

BLACK LIBERATION
IN CONSERVATIVE
AMERICA
MANNING MARABLE
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Marable, Manning, 1950-
Black liberation in conservative America / Manning Marable.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-89608-560-0 (cloth : alk. paper). — ISBN 0-89608-559-7
(paper : alk. paper)
1. Afro-Americans — Politics and government. 2. Conservatism-
United States — History — 20th century. 3. Afro-American — Social
conditions — 1975- I. Title.
E185.615.M2784 1997
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