Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytic HistoryMr. Allen discusses the relationship between the power elite and Black discontent. He finds very little difference between those motivations and methods which create and maintain colonialism abroad and those which prevent Black self-determination in the UNited States. Mr. Allen examines various programs designed by the power elite to absorb radicalism and encourages its cooperation with the capitalistic structure. He does not see Black capitalism, Negro organization man, foundation grants, business-managed welfare or token political victories as aiding Black liberation but as producing an atmosphere conducive to even more comprehensive exploitation. "The Third World, the underdeveloped world, exists just as surely within America as it does across the seas", concludes Mr. Allen. "In the dialectic between Black and white America, a preview of what may be in store for the world can be glimpsed." (Back cover). |
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... nationalist feeling , then the question arises why DuBois and Washington were not more overt black nationalists ? In the case of DuBois , it was probably his early affinity for the Marxism of the Socialist party , with its color ...
... nationalist feeling , then the question arises why DuBois and Washington were not more overt black nationalists ? In the case of DuBois , it was probably his early affinity for the Marxism of the Socialist party , with its color ...
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... black nationalist cannot , of course , admit that these are nothing more than fantasies . In this light the religious mysticism of the Black Mus- lims and the fantastic dreams of other traditional black nationalists now become ...
... black nationalist cannot , of course , admit that these are nothing more than fantasies . In this light the religious mysticism of the Black Mus- lims and the fantastic dreams of other traditional black nationalists now become ...
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... black nationalists saw a chance to gain control of a major city , assuming that they could avoid being destroyed by the police or the right - wingers . From their point of view , then , it was of crucial importance to buy time and ...
... black nationalists saw a chance to gain control of a major city , assuming that they could avoid being destroyed by the police or the right - wingers . From their point of view , then , it was of crucial importance to buy time and ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Social Context of Black Power | 21 |
Black Nationalism | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytic History Robert L. Allen No preview available - 1990 |
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