Over the course of the past century the struggle against racism
took many forms, from petitions and lawsuits to sit-ins and
marches. This book records the testimony of eleven
scholar-activists who challenged prevailing racial beliefs and
practices while engaging in resistance and reform. Included in this
group are nine African Americans (Kenneth B. Clark, John Henrik
Clarke, St. Clair Drake, W.E.B. Du Bois, John Hope Franklin, John
Glover Jackson, Hylan Lewis, Frank Snowden Jr., and Robert C.
Weaver); one Sri Lankan who lives and works in Britain (A.
Sivanandan); and one white American (Herbert Aptheker).
Most of these men began their careers before World War II, in a
time when biological conceptions of race dominated public policy
and severely limited the opportunities available to people of
color. By struggling with these impediments in their personal and
professional lives, each in his own way helped redefine race as the
social and cultural construct it has always been.
To highlight both the similarities and the differences in their
experiences, the editors asked each of the subjects the same set of
general questions about formative influences, major obstacles, and
principal accomplishments. These were followed by more narrowly
focused queries about specific writings. Most of the responses were
recorded on tape as interviews; several were submitted as written
reminiscences; and one, the essay on Du Bois, as the shared
recollection of two associates who had worked closely with him for
many years.
The result is a singular collection of autobiographical accounts
that not only testify to the personal courage of these individuals
in overcoming the ravages of racism but also documenttheir
contributions to the establishment of a vital antiracist tradition
in American thought and culture.
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