Black prophetic fire : in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf
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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, 2014.
ISBN
9780807003527, 0807003522, 9780807018101, 0807018104
Physical Desc
253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Wellesley - Adult
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920.0092 West
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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780807003527, 0807003522, 9780807018101, 0807018104
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Celebrated intellectual and activist Cornel West offers an unflinching look at nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. In an accessible, conversational format, Cornel West, with distinguished scholar Christa Buschendorf, provides a fresh perspective on six revolutionary African American leaders: Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Baker, Malcolm X, and Ida Wells-Barnett. West examines the impact of these men and women on their own eras and across the decades. He not only rediscovers the integrity and commitment within these passionate advocates but also their fault lines. West finds that Douglass and, to some extent, Du Bois fall short of the high standards he holds them to, while King has been sanitized and even 'Santaclausified, ' rendering him less radical. By providing new insights that humanize all of these well-known figures, West takes an important step in rekindling the Black prophetic fire so essential in the age of Obama"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Biography.
Baker, Ella, -- 1903-1986 -- Political and social views.
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895 -- Political and social views.
Du Bois, W. E. B. -- (William Edward Burghardt), -- 1868-1963 -- Political and social views.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Political and social views.
Prophets -- United States -- Biography.
Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography.
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., -- 1862-1931 -- Political and social views.
West, Cornel -- Interviews.
X, Malcolm, -- 1925-1965 -- Political and social views.
Baker, Ella, -- 1903-1986 -- Political and social views.
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895 -- Political and social views.
Du Bois, W. E. B. -- (William Edward Burghardt), -- 1868-1963 -- Political and social views.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Political and social views.
Prophets -- United States -- Biography.
Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography.
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., -- 1862-1931 -- Political and social views.
West, Cornel -- Interviews.
X, Malcolm, -- 1925-1965 -- Political and social views.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
West, C., & Buschendorf, C. (2014). Black prophetic fire: in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf . Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Cornel and Christa. Buschendorf. 2014. Black Prophetic Fire: In Dialogue With and Edited By Christa Buschendorf. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Cornel and Christa. Buschendorf. Black Prophetic Fire: In Dialogue With and Edited By Christa Buschendorf Beacon Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)West, Cornel., and Christa Buschendorf. Black Prophetic Fire: In Dialogue With and Edited By Christa Buschendorf Beacon Press, 2014.
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