Beyond Black and White; transforming African-American politics

London: Verso, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Gift inscription in ink by author to half title page. Signed by author to title page. Barcode label to back cover. Mild soiling to DJ and very mild rubbing to DJ head and foot of spine. Book is fine in near fine DJ.. Hardcover quarto in b/w DJ. xviii, 236 pages; 24 cm. Abstract: Confronted with a renascent right and the continuing burden of grotesque inequality, Manning Marable argues that the black struggle must move beyond previous strategies for social change. The politics of black nationalism, which advocates the building of separate black institutions, is an insufficient response. The politics of integration, characterized by traditional middle-class organizations like the NAACP and Urban League, seeks only representation without genuine power. Instead, a transformationist approach is required, one that can embrace the unique cultural identity of African-Americans while restructuring power and privilege in American society. Only a strategy of radical democracy can ultimately deconstruct race as a social force. Beyond Black and White brilliantly dissects the politics of race and class in the US of the 1990s. Topics include: the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill controversy; the factors behind the rise and fall of Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition; Benjamin Chavis and the conflicts within the NAACP; and the national debate over affirmative action. Marable outlines the current debates in the black community between liberals, "Afrocentrists," and the advocates of social transformation. He advances a political vision capable of drawing together minorities into a majority of the poor and oppressed, a majority which can throw open the portals of power and govern in its own name. Contents: Introduction: The Prism of Race --; 1.; Black America in Search of Itself --; 2.; Race and Realignment in American Politics --; 3.; At the End of the Rainbow --; 4.; Race and Class in the US Presidential Election of 1992 --; 5.; Politics, Personality and Protest in Harlem: The Rangel-Powell Congressional Race --; 6.; Affirmative Action and the Politics of Race --; 7.; Clarence Thomas and the Crisis of Black Political Culture --; 8.; Blueprint for Black Studies --; 9.; Black Studies, Multiculturalism and the Future of American Education --; 10.; Education, Faith and the Promise of Equality --; 11.; Malcolm as Messiah: Cultural Myth versus Historical Reality --; 12.; Memory and Militancy in Transition: The 1993 March on Washington --; 13.; Benjamin Chavis and the Crisis of Black Leadership --; 14.; Black Intellectuals in Conflict --; 15.; African-American Empowerment in the Face of Racism: The Political Aftermath of the Battle of Los Angeles. African Americans -- Politics and government. Racism -- United States. Social classes. Race relations.