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Saying It Loud: 1966âThe Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement
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Author:
Mark Whitaker
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Date:
February 7, 2023
Deeply researched and widely reported, this exploration of the Black Power phenomenon that began to challenge the traditional civil rights movement in 1966 offers portraits of the major characters in the yearlong drama and the fierce battles over voting rights, identity politics, and the teaching of Black history.
What The Reviewers Say
Excellent.
The story moves across the nation and along cultural and political fronts, offering a fresh take.
Riveting.
Able .. Brilliantly captures a moment when young Black activists who had lent their voices to the Freedom Movement’s unifying call for integration began to recognize this goal as one (like nonviolence itself) adopted more as a practical necessity than the be-all, end-all of the centuries-old struggle for liberation and justice.
