The Challenge of Blackness [Hardcover]

Lerone Bennett (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Johnson Pub Co Inc; 1st edition (June 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874850541
• ISBN-13: 978-0874850543
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #685,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Of Time, Space and Revolution..., December 21, 2006

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Easily one of the greatest collection of essays pertaining to Black liberation in text. Bennett is illustrious for his linear Historic and Sociological acumen - which is appropriate as he is one of the great scholars. However,these essays on revolution, the Middle Class and other related topics are timeless, possess a contemporary feel and deviate from his normative methodology. The writing is incisive and his observations are unique. There's a chapter entitled, 'The Task of the Negro Artist' which is simply poetic and a succeeding chapter on History where he poignantly delineates the pertinence of Historical cognition and this knowledge being the impetus for action. I love this book.