Dream and Reality: The Modern Black Struggle for Freedom and Equality by Jeannin

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This collection of essays looks at the history of the black struggle for equality in the USA since the Civil Rights movements of the 1960s, and at the policies and political and economic realities that have brought progress to a near standstill.

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The struggles of the 1960s brought about far-reaching changes, not only an end to legalized segregation and discrimination nationwide, but a change in the consciousness of both whites and blacks. After nearly three decades, however, black hopes for equality, particularly in the economic realm, are frustrated by political reaction and economic pressures. This collection of essays looks at the history of the black struggle and at the policies and political and economic realities that have brought progress to a near standstill.In an introductory chapter, Julian Bond reviews two and a half decades of black struggle, giving particular attention to the shifting fortunes of the movement for black freedom and equality and the recent worsening of black poverty relative to the condition of the affluent majority. Several authors focus on the leadership of the civil rights movement, including neglected women leaders, and the history of the movement as a whole. Others analyze the experience of desegregation as it has affected both whites and blacks. Additional areas explored are the continuing problem of de facto segregation in schools, the condition of blacks in the workplace, and attempts to improve the situation of inner-city black youth. The volume concludes with an examination of options and strategies for reanimating the black agenda in the coming decades. The work of a distinguished group of scholars in the field, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with race relations, policy issues, the civil rights movement, and U.S. political and social history.

Author Biography

JEANNINE SWIFT is Associate Professor of Economics at Hofstra University. She also authored Latin American Economic Development and Agrarian Reform in Chile.

Table of Contents

PrefaceA Tale of Two and One-Half Decades by Julian BondA Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. by David Jeffrey J. GarrowRediscovering Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement by Rhoda Lois BlumbergThe Civil Rights Movement: Upheaval and Organization by Jack BloomBlacks and the New South: Civil Rights in the Eighties by Robert D. BullardImproving the Plight of Black Inner-City Youths: Whose Responsibility? by Ronald L. TaylorRacial Attitudes of Black and White Adolescents Before and After Desegregation by George E. DickinsonThe Ills of Integration: A Black Perspective by Gerald A. FosterA Dream Deferred for Quality Education: Civil Rights Legislation and De facto Segregation in the Cincinnati Schools, 1954-1986 by Michael H. WashingtonThe Housing Conditions of Black Americans, 1960s-1980s by Wilhelmina A. LeighThe Collapse of the Employment Policy Agenda: 1964-1981 by Helene SlessarevBlack Workers at Risk: Jobs for Life or Death by Beverly H. Wright"Where Do We Go from Here?" by Vincent HardingIndex

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This book examines the history and consequences of the black struggle, from the early successes in civil rights to economic and political backlash during the Vietnam war and the deepening poverty of inner-city blacks in the 1980s.

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The struggles of the 1960s brought about far-reaching changes, not only an end to legalized segregation and discrimination nationwide, but a change in the consciousness of both whites and blacks. After nearly three decades, however, black hopes for equality, particularly in the economic realm, are frustrated by political reaction and economic pressures. This collection of essays looks at the history of the black struggle and at the policies and political and economic realities that have brought progress to a near standstill. In an introductory chapter, Julian Bond reviews two and a half decades of black struggle, giving particular attention to the shifting fortunes of the movement for black freedom and equality and the recent worsening of black poverty relative to the condition of the affluent majority. Several authors focus on the leadership of the civil rights movement, including neglected women leaders, and the history of the movement as a whole. Others analyze the experience of desegregation as it has affected both whites and blacks. Additional areas explored are the continuing problem of de facto segregation in schools, the condition of blacks in the workplace, and attempts to improve the situation of inner-city black youth. The volume concludes with an examination of options and strategies for reanimating the black agenda in the coming decades. The work of a distinguished group of scholars in the field, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with race relations, policy issues, the civil rights movement, and U.S. political and social history.

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This book examines the history and consequences of the black struggle, from the early successes in civil rights to economic and political backlash during the Vietnam war and the deepening poverty of inner-city blacks in the 1980s.

Details ISBN0313277583 Year 1991 ISBN-10 0313277583 ISBN-13 9780313277580 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United States Edited by Jeannine Swift Place of Publication Westport Publication Date 1991-07-25 DEWEY 323.1196073 Pages 168 Subtitle The Modern Black Struggle for Freedom and Equality Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title DREAM & REALITY Language English Media Book Series Number 142 Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc DOI 10.1604/9780313277580 UK Release Date 1991-07-25 NZ Release Date 1991-07-25 US Release Date 1991-07-25 Author Jeannine Swift Audience Age 7-17 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience Undergraduate Series Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets AU Release Date 1991-07-24 We've got this

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