Black prophetic fire
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Buschendorf, Christa, editor.
Published
Boston : Beacon Press, [2014].
ISBN
9780807018101, 0807018104
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Flossmoor Public Library - Stacks | 920.009 WES | On Shelf |
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Floor | 920.009 WES | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Biography.
Baker, Ella, -- 1903-1986 -- Political and social views.
Biographies.
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895 -- Political and social views.
Du Bois, W. E. B. -- (William Edward Burghardt), -- 1868-1963 -- Political and social views.
Interviews.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Political and social views.
Prophets -- United States -- Biography.
Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography.
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., -- 1862-1931 -- Political and social views.
West, Cornel -- Interviews.
X, Malcolm, -- 1925-1965 -- Political and social views.
Baker, Ella, -- 1903-1986 -- Political and social views.
Biographies.
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895 -- Political and social views.
Du Bois, W. E. B. -- (William Edward Burghardt), -- 1868-1963 -- Political and social views.
Interviews.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Political and social views.
Prophets -- United States -- Biography.
Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography.
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., -- 1862-1931 -- Political and social views.
West, Cornel -- Interviews.
X, Malcolm, -- 1925-1965 -- Political and social views.
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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780807018101, 0807018104
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-237) and index.
Description
"Celebrated intellectual and activist Cornel West offers an unflinching look at nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. In an accessible, conversational format, Cornel West, with distinguished scholar Christa Buschendorf, provides a fresh perspective on six revolutionary African American leaders: Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Baker, Malcolm X, and Ida Wells-Barnett. West examines the impact of these men and women on their own eras and across the decades. He not only rediscovers the integrity and commitment within these passionate advocates but also their fault lines. West finds that Douglass and, to some extent, Du Bois fall short of the high standards he holds them to, while King has been sanitized and even 'Santaclausified,' rendering him less radical. By providing new insights that humanize all of these well-known figures, West takes an important step in rekindling the Black prophetic fire so essential in the age of Obama"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
West, C., & Buschendorf, C. (2014). Black prophetic fire . Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Cornel and Christa, Buschendorf. 2014. Black Prophetic Fire. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Cornel and Christa, Buschendorf. Black Prophetic Fire Beacon Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)West, Cornel,, and Christa Buschendorf. Black Prophetic Fire Beacon Press, 2014.
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