Stokely Carmichael (1941–1998)

This book is from the 1960's, so race relations in the US have progressed a bit since then, but I suspect that in much of the South and urban inner-city areas this book is still very relevant. I also was noting while reading this one how different the part of the West is where I live, compared to the parts of the US Carmichael is directly discussing. The trendy-popular notion that the US is really 12-13 nations/societies squished together is supported by reading books like this. My area has racism too, but it is not centered around Black and White. Here the conflict is between White and Hispanic, and is caught up with immigration issues. I also liked the bits about political strategies used during the civil rights movement by people who had so little leverage to use towards gaining group power.… (mehr)

This book is from the 1960's, so race relations in the US have progressed a bit since then, but I suspect that in much of the South and urban inner-city areas this book is still very relevant. I also was noting while reading this one how different the part of the West is where I live, compared to the parts of the US Carmichael is directly discussing. The trendy-popular notion that the US is really 12-13 nations/societies squished together is supported by reading books like this. My area has racism too, but it is not centered around Black and White. Here the conflict is between White and Hispanic, and is caught up with immigration issues. I also liked the bits about political strategies used during the civil rights movement by people who had so little leverage to use towards gaining group power.… (mehr)