Black Liberation: A Comparative History of Black Ideologies in the United States and South Africa (Oxford Paperbacks) 1st Edition

by George M. Fredrickson (Author)

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When George M. Fredrickson published White Supremacy: A Comparative Study in American and South African History, he met universal acclaim. David Brion Davis, writing in The New York Times Book Review, called it "one of the most brilliant and successful studies in comparative history ever
written." The book was honored with the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize, the Merle Curti Award, and a jury nomination for the Pulitzer Prize. Now comes the sequel to that acclaimed work.
In Black Liberation, George Fredrickson offers a fascinating account of how blacks in the United States and South Africa came to grips with the challenge of white supremacy. He reveals a rich history--not merely of parallel developments, but of an intricate, transatlantic web of influences and
cross-fertilization. He begins with early moments of hope in both countries--Reconstruction in the United States, and the liberal colonialism of British Cape Colony--when the promise of suffrage led educated black elites to fight for color-blind equality. A rising tide of racism and discrimination
at the turn of the century, however, blunted their hopes and encouraged nationalist movements in both countries. Fredrickson teases out the connections between movements and nations, examining the transatlantic appeal of black religious nationalism (known as Ethiopianism), and the pan-Africanism of
Du Bois and Garvey. He brings to vivid life the decades of struggle, organizing, and debate, as blacks in the United States looked to Africa for identity and South Africans looked to America for new ideas and hope. The book traces the rise of Communist influence in black movements in the two
nations in the 1920s and '30s, and the adoption of Gandhian nonviolent protest after World War II. The story of India's struggle, however, was not to be repeated in either America or South Africa: in one nation, nonviolence revealed its limitations, encouraging splits in the civil rights movement;
in the other, it failed, fostering an armed struggle against white supremacy. Fredrickson brings the story up through the present, exploring the divergence between African-American identity politics and the nonracialism that has triumphed in South Africa.
In a career spanning thirty years, George Fredrickson has won recognition as the leading scholar of the struggle over racial domination in the United States and South Africa. In Black Liberation, he provides the essential companion volume to his award-winning White Supremacy, telling the story of
how blacks fought back on both sides of the Atlantic.

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"Fredrickson...has again found a rich field for comparative study."--The New York Times Book Review

"A superb sequel to his comparison of the two countries in White Supremacy, Fredrickson's Black Liberation compares the black responses to white oppression with equal brilliance."--C. Vann Woodward

"A profound and necessary contribution to the field of black studies....Explains how thoroughly aware the black leaders in the two societies were of one another, viewing their own struggles as part of a larger fight for black humanity everywhere....Showing the stunning parallels in the politics of
black peoples on both sides of the Atlantic, this offers definitive proof of the robust continuity of black freedom struggles."--Kirkus Reviews

"Thoughtful and important."--Publishers Weekly

"A brilliant comparative history of black responses to white supremacy in South Africa and the United States during the last century and a quarter or so. George Fredrickson is the only person who could write such a book; his control of the histories of race relations in both countries is
unique....Full of rich insights into black resistance in both America and South Africa, this book is a superb example of the difficult art of comparative history."--Leonard Thompson, Charles J. Stille Professor of History, Emeritus, Yale University

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In Black Liberation, George Fredrickson offers a fascinating account of how blacks in the United States and South Africa came to grips with the challenge of white supremacy. He reveals a rich history - not merely of parallel developments, but of an intricate, transatlantic web of influences and cross-fertilization. He begins with early moments of hope in both countries - Reconstruction in the United States, and the liberal colonialism of British Cape Colony - when the promise of suffrage led educated black elites to fight for color-blind equality. A rising tide of racism and discrimination at the turn of the century, however, blunted their hopes and encouraged nationalist movements in both countries. Fredrickson teases out the connections between movements and nations, examining the transatlantic appeal of black religious nationalism (known as Ethiopianism), and the pan-Africanism of Du Bois and Garvey. He brings to vivid life the decades of struggle, organizing, and debate, as blacks in the United States looked to Africa for identity and South Africans looked to America for new ideas and hope. The book traces the rise of Communist influence in black movements in the two nations in the 1920s and '30s, and the adoption of Gandhian nonviolent protest after World War II. The story of India's struggle, however, was not to be repeated in either America or South Africa: in one nation, nonviolence revealed its limitations, encouraging splits in the civil rights movement; in the other, it failed, fostering an armed struggle against white supremacy. Fredrickson brings the story up through the present, exploring the divergence between African-American identity politics and the nonracialism thathas triumphed in South Africa.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (October 31, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195109783
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195109788
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.24 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.2 x 6.11 x 1.09 inches

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I liked this book because it detailed a lot of information concerning the Black Liberation Movement. It is really techical and in-depth in the sense that you can't just breeze through the pages. So, if you have time to not only read but also breakdown the elements of this book then I would definitely recommend it for you.

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