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Black America in the Shadow of the Sixties: Notes on the Civil Rights Movement, Neoliberalism, and Politics

Clarence Lang 2015
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The 1960s, including the black social movements of the period, are an obstacle to understanding the current conditions of African Americans, argues Clarence Lang. While Americans celebrate the current anniversaries of various black freedom milestones and the election of the first black president, the effects of neoliberalism since the 1970s have been particularly devastating to African Americans. Neoliberalism, which rejects social welfare protections in favor of individual liberty, unfettered markets, and a laissez-faire national state, has produced an environment in which people of color struggle with unstable employment, declining family income, rising household debt, increased class stratification, and heightened racial terrorism and imprisonment. The book argues that a reassessment of the Sixties and its legacies is necessary to make better sense of black community, leadership, politics, and the prospects for social change today. Combining interdisciplinary scholarship, political reportage, and personal reflection, this work sheds powerful light on the forces underlying the stark social and economic circumstances facing African Americans today, as well as the need for cautious optimism alongside sober analysis.
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  • Class : Culture
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  • 978-0-472-07266-8 (hardcover)
  • 978-0-472-12110-6 (ebook)
  • 978-0-472-05266-0 (paper)
Subject
  • African American Studies
  • American Studies
  • Literary Studies
  • Class Studies
  • History:African American History
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  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • I. On the Outskirts of the Sixties
  • II. The Current Moment: Civil Rights Anniversaries, the Black Man in a White House, and Inequality in the New Millennium
  • III. The “End” of African American History and the Violence of Neoliberalism
  • IV. The Persistent Sixties: “Yes, We Can,” “Hands Off Obama,” and the Death of Trayvon Martin
  • V. “Between the Gun and the Target”: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History and the 2013 Florida Convention
  • Standing Our Ground
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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