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OverviewFor nearly 400 years, Black Americans have been torn between two constructions of America: the Jeffersonian promise of a just republic and the nightmare of racial oppression. In Black Movements in America , Cedric Robinson traces the emergence of Black political cultures in the United States from slave resistances in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the civil rights movements of the present. Drawing on the historical record, Robinson 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. Robinson describes accommodation as informed by republicanism in the early American national period and an identification with the values, ideals and aspirations articulated in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Alternatively, resistance was forged from a succession of quests: the return to Africa; escape and alliances with anti-colonial Native American resistance; and eventually emigration. The divergence of these political cultures can be seen as early as the first half of the nineteenth century; and following the Civil War and the gutted promises of Reconstruction, the two cultures became more distinct and conflictual. With the rise of Black political and social elites and an increasingly oppressive Black rural mass in the late nineteenth century, the political tendencies toward accommodation and resistance hardened. In the present century, the development of legalistic strategies around civic equality have contrasted with separation and emigration. Robinson concludes that contemporary Black movements are inspired by either a social vision--held by the relatively privileged strata--which holds the American nation to its ideals and public representation, and another--that of the masses--which interprets the Black experience in America as proof of the country's venality and hypocrisy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cedric J. RobinsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.320kg ISBN: 9780415912228ISBN 10: 0415912229 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 20 February 1997 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews... stimulating...synthesis of African American protest....Robinson's framework forces one to consider black social movements from interesting perspectives. <br>-Rich Newman, The Historian <br> Robinson's writing is crisp and his meaning is always crystal clear. <br>- Journal of American History, 6/98 <br> 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. <br>- Booklist <br> ...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 Author InformationCedric 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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