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Discover how the journey of many important African American leaders, such as Colin Powell and Oprah Winfrey, forged a path for others to follow.

Covers a different era of importance to African American culture and includes the events, lifestyles, social history, and key figures unique to that time; included are eyewitness accounts and primary documents.

"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. "--.

Argues that the African American working class has fostered a subculture that exists outside of mainstream African American politics.

Chronicles events and issues that have impacted the lives of African-Americans from World War II to the civil rights movement and on into the early twenty-first century, including the achievements of African-Americans in literature, music, and sports.

Explores the large chasm between the upper and lower classes of black America and why it has developed, reviewing the years that have passed since the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes interviews with prominent blacks such as Cornel West, William Julius Wilson, and Maulana Karenga as well as civil rights veterans Eldridge Cleaver, Angela Davis, and Julian Bond.