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People Power - History, Organizing, and Larry Goodwyn's Democratic Vision in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
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People Power - History, Organizing, and Larry Goodwyn's Democratic Vision in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
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Featuring contributions from leading scholar-activists, People
Power demonstrates how the lessons of history can inform the
building of new social justice movements today. This volume is
inspired by the pathbreaking life and work of writer, activist, and
historian Lawrence "Larry" Goodwyn. As a radical Texas journalist
and a political organizer, Goodwyn participated in historic changes
ushered in by grassroots activism in the 1950s and '60s. Professor
and cofounder of the Oral History Program at Duke University,
Goodwyn wrote about movements built by Latino farm workers, Polish
trade unionists, civil rights activists, and others who challenged
the status quo. The essays in this volume examine Goodwyn's
influence in political and social movements, his approaches to
teaching and writing, and his insights into the long history behind
contemporary activism. People Power will generate deep discussions
about the potential of democracy amid the multiple crises of our
time. What motivates ordinary people to move from kitchen table
conversations to civic engagement? What do the chronicles of past
social movements tell us about how to confront the real blocks of
racism and the idea that Americans are somehow "exceptional"?
Contributors provide key experiential knowledge that will help
today's scholars and community organizers address these pressing
questions. Contributors: Donnel Baird | Charles C. Bolton | William
Chafe | Ernesto Cortes Jr. | Marsha J. Tyson Daring | Benj DeMott |
Scott Ellsworth |Faulkner Fox | Elise Goldwasser | Wade Goodwyn |
William Greider | Jim Hightower | Wesley C. Hogan | Wendy Jacobs |
Thelma Kithcart | Max Krochmal | Connie L. Lester | Adam Lioz |
Andrew Neather | Paul Ortiz | Gunther Peck | Timothy B. Tyson | G.
C. Waldrep | Lane Windham | Peter H. Wood
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