Waiting 'til the midnight hour : a narrative history of Black power in America /

Waiting 'til the midnight hour : a narrative history of Black power in America / Peniel E. Joseph.

A history of the Black Power movement in the United States traces the origins and evolution of the influential movement and examines the ways in which Black Power redefined racial identity and culture. With the rallying cry of "Black Power!" in 1966, a group of black activists, including S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joseph, Peniel E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2006.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Black power > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Politics and government > 20th century.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century.
United States > Race relations.
Table of Contents:
  • To shape a new world
  • Forerunners
  • At home in the world
  • Waging war amid shadows
  • Liberators
  • Political kingdoms
  • "Black" is a country
  • "What we gonna start sayin' now is Black power!"
  • Storm warnings
  • The trial of Huey Percy Newton
  • Dark days, bright nights
  • Dashikis and democracy
  • Legacies, 1975-2005.

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