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OverviewReluctant Reformersexplores the centrality of racism to American politics through the origins, internal dynamics, and leadership of the major democratic and social justice movements between the early nineteenth century and the end of World War II. It focuses in particular on the abolitionists, the Populist Party, the Progressive reformers, and the women's suffrage, labor, and socialist and communist movements. Despite their achievements, virtually all these predominantly white movements failed to oppose, capitulated to, or even advocated racism at critical junctures in their history, with their efforts undercut by their inability to build and sustain a mass movement of both Black and white Americans. Reluctant Reformersexamines both the structural roots of racism in US radical movements and the impact of racist ideologies on the white-dominated core of each movement, how some whites resisted these pressures, and how Black people engaged with these movements. This edition includes a postscript describing the Black freedom movement of the 1960s and the central role it has played in the development of today's radical social justice movements. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert L. Allen , Chude Pamela Allen , Jamelle BouiePublisher: OR Books Imprint: OR Books ISBN: 9781682192788ISBN 10: 1682192784 Pages: 356 Publication Date: 04 November 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Reluctant Reformers as Guide—and Warning Jamelle Bouie ix Preface xv 1. Introduction 1 2. Black Militancy Confronts Militant Abolitionism 7 3. Self-Interest and Southern Populism 43 4. Progressivism: Expediency and Accommodation 73 5. Woman Suffrage: Feminism and White Supremacy Chude Pamela Allen 111 6. Organized Labor: From Underdog to Overseer 153 7. Socialists, Communists and Self-Determination 193 8. Capitalism, Racism and Reform 231 Postscript: Recent Social Reform Movements 265 Notes 297 Index 323 About the Authors 339ReviewsSharp, compelling, and powerful-a model of well-structured historical argument ... For the last five years, I have been on an intellectual journey into the relationship between race and class, and I can say for certain that this book has shaped much of the path I'm on. -Jamelle Bouie Author InformationRobert L. Allenis Professor Emeritus of Ethnic Studies and African American Studies, University of California, Berkeley, and previously taught at Mills College and San Jose State University. He is author ofBlack Awakening in Capitalist America,The Port Chicago Mutinyand numerous articles and books on race and ethnicity. He was editor ofThe Black Scholarjournal and vice president of the Black World Foundation. Chude Pamela Allenis on the Board of Directors of the Civil Rights Movement Archive, crmvet.org. She was editor of Union Women's Alliance to Gain Equality's newspaper,UNION WAGE, and is author ofFree Space: A Perspective on the Small Group in Women's Liberation. She was featured in the filmsFreedom on My MindandShe's Beautiful When She's Angry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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