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Book SynopsisScholarship on African American history has changed dramatically since the publication of George Washington Williams pioneering A History of the Negro Race in America in 1882.
Trade Review"Pero Gaglo Dagbovie is the preeminent scholar of the history of the Black History Movement. His original and provocative perspectives on African American History and pioneering studies of the role of Black Women in the evolution of the field encouraged us all to interrogate and contemplate the meanings of African American History. His work has significance not only to Black Americans but to all people who have wrestled with exclusion from standard narratives of their societies.
What is African American History? is another much anticipated contribution to our ongoing investigations and analyses of the meaning, significance, and consequence of African American History."
Darlene Clark Hine, Northwestern UniversityTable of Contents1 What is a Social Movement? 1
2 The Study of Social Movements 26
3 What is a Political Movement? 49
4 What is a Cultural Movement? 72
5 What Do Social Movements Do? 94
6 Researching Social Movements 118
7 Where are Social Movements Headed? 139
References 161
Index 180
