Revolutionaries to race leaders Black power and the making of African American politics - Johnson, Cedric, 1971-; ebrary, Inc. (Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007)
Introduction : all power to the people? -- Black power and African American politics -- The "Negro revolution" and Cold War America : revolutionary politics and racial conservatism in the work of Harold Cruse -- Return of the native : Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), the new nationalism, and Black power politics -- The convention strategy and conventional politics : the 1972 Gary convention and the limits of racial unity -- From popular anti-imperialism to sectarianism : the African Liberation Day mobilizations and radical intellectuals -- Radical departures : the National Black Political Assembly, the National Black Independent Political Party, and the struggle for alternatives -- Conclusion : the ends of Black politics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Black power -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Radicalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; African American leadership -- History -- 20th century; African American political activists -- History -- 20th century; African American intellectuals -- History -- 20th century; Revolutionaries -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century; Electronic books