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Book SynopsisCollects the black freedom movement writings of Jack O'Dell and restores one of the great unsung heroes of the civil rights movement to his rightful place in the historical record. This volume provides readers with a firm grasp of the civil rights movement's left wing, which O'Dell represents.
Trade Review"O'Dell is an intelligent and astute writer, organizer, and leader... Singh's ... introduction is a valuable narrative of the social and intellectual history of the late 20th century, told from a perspective that has been too often missing... Important for students of the civil rights movement and US social History." Choice
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction "Learn Your Horn": Jack O'Dell and the Long Civil Rights Movement Nikhil Pal Singh Part One: Tracing the Freedomway Report on Voter Registration Work, Southern Christian,Leadership Conference Foundations of Racism in American Life Editorial, Freedomways Special Issue on Mississippi The Threshold of a New Reconstruction A Colonized People The July Rebellions and the "Military State" Climbin' Jacob's Ladder: The Life and Times of the Freedom Movement Charleston's Legacy to the Poor People's Campaign Report of the Acting Executive Director, Southern Christian Leadership Conference A Rock in a Weary Lan': Paul Robeson's Leadership and "The Movement" in the Decade before Montgomery An Assessment: PUSH's First Five Years and Its Next Five On the Transition from Civil Rights to Civil Equality The Rainbow Coalition: Organizational Principles Part Two: Contemporary Reflections Democracy Charter Reclaiming the Second Reconstruction: Democracy, Class, and the Social Transformation of the United States Afterword: Growing Light in a Dark Time Editor's Note Index
