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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816894903321

Autore

Price Melanye T

Titolo

Dreaming blackness : black nationalism and African American public opinion / / Melanye T. Price

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8147-6767-2

0-8147-6845-8

1-4416-1572-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

305.896/073

Soggetti

African Americans - Race identity

Black nationalism - United States

African Americans - Attitudes

Public opinion - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Reconciling Race and Nation -- 2. Beyond Martin and Malcolm -- 3. Rights and Resistance -- 4. The New Old School Blame Game -- 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 -- 8. Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

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 individualism over collective struggle. She shows that black interests are a dynamic negotiation among various interested groups and suggests that those



differences are not just important for the "black agenda" but also for how African Americans think and dialogue about black political questions daily. Using a mix of everyday talk and impressive statistical data to explain contemporary black opinions, Price highlights the ways in which Black Nationalism works in a "post-racial" society. Ultimately, Price offers a multilayered portrait of African American political opinions, providing a new understanding of race specific ideological views and their impact on African Americans, persuasively illustrating that Black Nationalism is an ideology that scholars and politicians should not dismiss.