The "colour line" defined American society in the twentieth century. Will the same be true for the twenty-first? Leading African-American scholars and activists discuss the state of Black America today and the prospects for achieving full civil rights and equality. This broad, inclusive anthology makes a vital contribution to our understanding of racism and how it can be overcome.Contributors include Angela Davis, Robert Allen, Kathleen Cleaver, Julianne Malveaux, Alice Tait, Amiri Baraka, Marian Kramer, Don Rojas, Ron Daniels, Bill Fletcher, Charles Simmons, Abdul Akalimat, Dan Aldridge, Horace Campbell, and Clarence Lusane.