African American Activism and Political Engagement - An Encyclopedia of Empowerment

Winner, 2024 RUSA Outstanding Reference Award An indispensable resource for understanding trends and issues in African American political organizing; the history of Black Liberation movements in the United States; and the fortitude, determination, reliance, beauty and influence of Black culture and community. The book begins with a suite of seven long-form essays on various aspects of Black political involvement and empowerment, including the importance of Black women in early labor organizing; campaigns defending Black voting rights against suppression and disenfranchisement; the Black Lives Matter movement; and the contributions and legacy of the nation''s first Black president, Barack Obama.The encyclopedia itself contains approximately 200 authoritative entries on a wide assortment of topics related to African-American political activism and empowerment, including biographical profiles of key leaders and activists, political issues and topics of particular interest to African=American voters and lawmakers, important laws and court cases, influential organizations, and pivotal events in American culture that have influenced the trajectory of Black participation in the nation''s political life.>

Product details

• Authors: Angela Jones, Angela (EDT) Jones
• Assisted by: Angela Jones (Editor), Jones Angela (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2023
• EAN: 9781440876318
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-7631-8
• No. of pages: 456
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Political activism, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Political campaigning and advertising, Elections & referenda, Black & Asian Studies, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Political activism / Political engagement, Relating to African American / Black American people