Considering the development and ongoing influence of Black thought
From 1900 to the present, people of African descent living in the United
States have drawn on homegrown and diasporic minds to create a Black
intellectual tradition engaged with ideas on race, racial oppression,
and the world. This volume presents essays on the diverse thought behind
the fight for racial justice as developed by African American artists
and intellectuals; performers and protest activists; institutions and
organizations; and educators and religious leaders. By including both
women's and men's perspectives from the U.S. and the Diaspora, the
essays explore the full landscape of the Black intellectual tradition.
Throughout, contributors engage with important ideas ranging from the
consideration of gender within the tradition, to intellectual products
generated outside the intelligentsia, to the ongoing relationship
between thought and concrete effort in the quest for liberation.
Expansive in scope and interdisciplinary in practice, The Black
Intellectual Tradition delves into the ideas that animated a people's
striving for full participation in American life.
Contributors: Derrick P. Alridge, Keisha N. Blain, Cornelius L. Bynum,
Jeffrey Lamar Coleman, Pero Gaglo Dagbovie, Stephanie Y. Evans, Aaron
David Gresson III, Claudrena N. Harold, Leonard Harris, Maurice J.
Hobson, La TaSha B. Levy, Layli Maparyan, Zebulon V. Miletsky, R. Baxter
Miller, Edward Onaci, Venetria K. Patton, James B. Stewart, and Nikki M.
Taylor
