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1 online resource (241 pages) |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Reconciling Race and Nation: Black Nationalism and African American Political Opinion; 2 Beyond Martin and Malcolm: Ordinary Citizens Talk about the Civil Rights Legacy and Community Problems; 3 Rights and Resistance: Mapping the Terrain of Black Nationalist Adherence; 4 The New Old School Blame Game: Blame Attribution and Ideology among African Americans; 5 The Measure and Meaning of Black Nationalism; 6 Black Nationalism and Its Consequences; 7 Dreaming Blackness: Making Sense of Support or Rejection of Separatism |
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8 Conclusion: Black Nationalism at the Post-Civil Rights CrossroadsAfterword: Black Power: A Note about Black Nationalism, Barack Obama, and the Future of Black Politics; Appendix A: Focus Group Characteristics; Appendix B: NBES Survey Questions and Descriptive Statistics; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author |
| Summary |
Black Nationalism is one of the oldest and most enduring ideological constructs developed by African Americans to make sense of their social and political worlds. In Dreaming Blackness, Melanye T. Price explores the current understandings of Black Nationalism among African Americans, providing a balanced and critical view of today?s black political agenda. She argues that Black Nationalism continues to enjoy moderate levels of support by most black citizens but has a more difficult time gaining a larger stronghold because of increasing diversity among blacks and a growing emphasis on individu |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Public opinion -- United States
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African Americans -- Attitudes
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Black nationalism -- United States.
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Nationalism & Patriotism.
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African Americans -- Attitudes
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African Americans -- Race identity
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Black nationalism
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Public opinion
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United States
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780814768457 |
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0814768458 |
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