Book
Black Power 50
Publication Information
New York : The New Press, [2016]
Physical Description
xiii, 144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Summary
"Black Power burst onto the world scene in 1966 with ideas, politics, and fashion that opened the eyes of millions of people across the globe. In the United States, the movement spread like wildfire: high school and college youth organized black student unions; educators created black studies programs; Black Power conventions gathered thousands of people from all walks of life; and books, journals, bookstores, and publishing companies spread Black Power messages and imagery throughout the country and abroad. Black Power aesthetics of natural hair and African-inspired fashion, ornaments, and home decor--and the concept that black was beautiful--resonated throughout the country. The black arts movement inspired the creation of some eight hundred black theaters and cultural centers, where a generation of writers and artists forged a new and enduring cultural vision. Published in conjunction with a major 2016 exhibit at New York's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Black Power 50 includes original interviews with key figures from the movement, essays from today's leading Black Power scholars, and more than one hundred stunning images from the Schomburg's celebrated archives, offering a beautiful and compelling introduction to the history and meaning of this pivotal movement."--
Contents
- The Black Power movement / The Black Power movement, the Black Panther Party, and racial coalitions / Black Power and "education for liberation" / America means prison: political prisoners in the age of Black Power / The Black Arts movement / International dimensions of the Black Power movement / Black Power: the looks
Subjects
- Black power.
- Black power > United States > History > Exhibitions.
- Black nationalism > United States > History > 20th century > Exhibitions.
- African American political activists > Exhibitions.
- African Americans > History > 1964- > Exhibitions.
- African Americans > Intellectual life > Exhibitions.
- African Americans > Race identity > Exhibitions.
- African Americans > Politics and government > 20th century > Exhibitions.
- United States > Civilization > African American influences > Exhibitions.
- United States > Race relations > Exhibitions.
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture > Exhibitions.