The terrible image of JoAnne Chesimard long portrayed by the media and the state is belied by her highly personal and political narrative. Assata Shakur describes the events that drove her to action, as well as the strengths, flaws, and final collapse of Black and White revolutionary groups at the hands of government authorities, with wit and candor. The outcome…
Throughout Marcus Garvey's struggle, Amy Jacques Garvey worked closely with him. She provides an insider's view of Garvey, Garveyism, and the embryonic phase of Black nationalism in this book. Marcus Garvey, like all great visionaries and planners, imagined and planned ahead of his time and the ability of his people to comprehend the significance of his life's work. This dreamer's…
Delany's separatist beliefs are presented in The Condition, Elevation, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States (1852). This work is considered by many researchers of African American political philosophy to be the first printed expression of black nationalism. Its breadth, however, is far larger than this single concentration suggests. It is the first book-length assessment of black…
