“In this powerful saga, Morris tells the complete story behind the ten years that transformed America, tracing the essential role of the black community organizations that was the real power behind the civil rights movement. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty key leaders, original documents, and other moving firsthand material, he brings to life … Continued
“Social protest movements such as the civil rights movement and the gay rights movement mobilize and sustain themselves in ways that have long been of interest to social scientists. In this book some of the most distinguished scholars in the area of collective action present new theories about this process, fashioning a rich and conceptually … Continued
“As an organizer, writer, publisher, scholar-activist, and elected official, Barbara Smith has played key roles in multiple social justice movements, including Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and Black feminism… By combining hard-to-find historical documents with new unpublished interviews with fellow activists, this book uncovers the deep roots of today’s identity politics and … Continued
“This is the story of one woman’s lessons through years of bringing people together to create change. Most of all, it is a new paradigm for change for a new generation of changemakers, from the mind and heart behind one of the most important movements of our time.” – Goodreads
“A record of the American civil rights movement. Included are speeches by Martin Luther King Jr, and his “Letter from Birmingham City Jail”, an interview with Rosa Parks, selections from “Malcolm X Speaks”; Black Panther Bobby Seale’s “Seize the Time”, a piece by Herman Badillo on the infamous Attica prison uprising; addresses by Harold Washington, … Continued
“The ways in which we gather information about current events and communicate it with others have been transformed by the rapid rise of digital media… Drawing on a diverse body of theory, from Hannah Arendt to Anthony Appiah, From Voice to Influence offers a range of distinctive visions for a political ethics to guide citizens … Continued