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Black citizens and American democracy : fighting for the soul of a nation / edited by Reginald K. Ellis, Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, and Peter B. Levy.

Ellis, Reginald K., editor.; Littlejohn, Jeffrey L., 1973- editor.; Levy, Peter B., editor.
2025
E185.615
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Title
Black citizens and American democracy : fighting for the soul of a nation / edited by Reginald K. Ellis, Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, and Peter B. Levy.
Edition
1st.
ISBN
9780813073729 (ebook)
0813073723
9780813070988 (pdf)
0813070988
9780813079301 (hardback)
9780813080987 (paperback)
Published
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2025.
Copyright
©2025
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Call Number
E185.615
Alternate Call Number
HIS056000 POL007000
Dewey Decimal Classification
973/.0496073
Summary
"This collection examines the important work of Black men and women to shape, expand, and preserve a multiracial American democracy from the mid-twentieth century to the present"-- Provided by publisher.
"How Black activism has helped achieve and maintain democracy for all Americans In 2020, Black Americans continued a centuries-long pursuit of racial equality and justice in the streets and at the polls. Arguing that this year was not a deviation from the historic Civil Rights Movement, the contributors to this collection examine the important work of Black men and women during the previous decades to shape, expand, and preserve a multiracial American democracy. The authors of these chapters show that Black Americans have long pushed local and national leaders to ensure that all citizens reap the full benefits of the Constitution. They discuss Black women's roles in advancing national voting rights; how Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) developed "race leaders"; discriminatory news coverage and actions against it; antipoverty efforts; and the racial and gender dynamics of activist organizations. These studies show how Black activism from the mid-twentieth century to the present has led to positive changes for all Americans, holding the nation to its democratic ideals and promises. Black Citizens and American Democracy compels recognition of many unsung people who have risked their lives and livelihoods for the good of the country. Contributors: Reginald K. Ellis | Cassandra Newby-Alexander | Jacqueline Jones | Peter B. Levy | Charles Chavis Jr. | Charles H. Ford | Wesley G. Phelps | Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir | Jeffrey L. Littlejohn | Kristopher Bryan Burrell"-- Provided by publisher.
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Ellis, Reginald K., editor.
Littlejohn, Jeffrey L., 1973- editor.
Levy, Peter B., editor.
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Introduction: Fighting for the Soul of a Nation / Reginald K. Ellis, Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, and Peter B.
Levy
Toward a Real United States Patriotism: Black Americans? Centrality to the Pursuit of a Multiracial Democracy / Kristopher Bryan Burrell
Black Women: The Backbone of Democracy / Sharlene Sinegal-Decuir
Constructing a Way Forward: Civil Rights and the National Council of Negro Women /
Cassandra Newby-Alexander
"I Don't Believe This Has Anything to Do with the Alleviation of Poverty": Voting Rights, Economic Justice, and the Struggle for Democracy in Houston / Wesley Phelps
Overcoming the American Lie: HBCUs Role in Advancing Democracy / Reginald K. Ellis
The Seamstress and the Counselor: Evelyn T. Butts, Joseph Jordan Jr., and Butts v. Harrison (1966) / Jeffrey L. Littlejohn and Charles H. Ford
Who Killed Ralph Featherstone? A Case Study in the Repression of the Long Black Freedom Struggle / Peter Levy
A Movement of Movements: The Making of the Maryland Anti-Lynching Federation and the Fight for Democracy in the Free State / Charles Chavis
Epilogue / Jacqueline Jones

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