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- Black Power on Campus: The University of Illinois, 1965-75
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
summary
Joy Ann Williamson charts the evolution of black consciousness on predominately white American campuses during the critical period between the mid-1960s and mid-1970s, with the Black student movement at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign serving as an illuminating microcosm of similar movements across the country.
Drawing on student publications of the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as interviews with student activists, former administrators, and faculty, Williamson discusses the emergence of Black Power ideology, what constituted "blackness," and notions of self-advancement versus racial solidarity. Promoting an understanding of the role of black youth in protest movements, Black Power on Campus is an important contribution to the literature on African American liberation movements and the reform of American higher education.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- pp. 4-9
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-15
- Introduction
- pp. 1-5
- 1. Black Youth Forcing Change
- pp. 7-34
- 4. The Launching of a Movement
- pp. 81-111
- 6. A Lasting Influence
- pp. 134-143
- Appendix A: List of Interviewees
- pp. 145-168
- Appendix B: BSA Demands
- pp. 146-148
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252095801
Related ISBN(s)
9780252028298, 9780252079719
MARC Record
OCLC
868219532
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2003