Mark Whitaker “writes with the eye of a journalist and ear of a
poet” (The Boston Globe) to tell the story of the momentous year
that redefined the civil rights movement as a new sense of Black
identity, expressed in the slogan “Black Power,” challenged the
nonviolent philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis. In
“crisp prose” (The New York Times) and novelistic detail Saying
It Loud tells the story of how the Black Power phenomenon began to
challenge the traditional civil rights movement in the turbulent
year of 1966. Saying It Loud takes you inside the dramatic events
in this seminal year, from Stokely Carmichael’s
middle-of-the-night ouster of moderate icon John Lewis as a
chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to
Carmichael’s impassioned cry of “Black Power!” during a
protest march in rural Mississippi. From Julian Bond’s
humiliating and racist ouster from the Georgia state legislature
because of his antiwar statements to Ronald Reagan’s election as
California governor riding a “white backlash” vote against
Black Power and urban unrest. From the founding of the Black
Panther Party for Self-Defense by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in
Oakland, California, to the origins of Kwanzaa, the Black Arts
Movement, and the first Black studies programs. From Reverend
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ill-fated campaign to take the civil
rights movement north to Chicago to the wrenching ousting of the
white members of SNCC. Deeply researched and widely reported,
Saying It Loud offers brilliant portraits of the major characters
in the yearlong drama and provides new details and insights from
key players and journalists who covered the story. It also makes a
compelling case for why the lessons from 1966 still resonate in the
era of Black Lives Matter and the fierce contemporary battles over
voting rights, identity politics, and the teaching of Black
History.
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Mark Whitaker
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Dimensions: |
213 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-982114-13-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-982114-13-4 |
Barcode: |
9781982114138 |
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