This thesis explores the politics of Black Power leader H. Rap Brown through a genealogical materialist lens. I argue that by
addressing class and race as inextricably-bound systems of oppression, Brown synthesized competing ideological strains, the existence of
which had long divided black radicals. His anti-capitalist, anti-racist vision located the key ingredients of revolutionary ideology in
the experiential knowledge of dispossessed people (of whom he considered black Americans to be the vanguard). As chairman of the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, he honed his analysis in a heated political environment characterized by factionalism, violence,
paranoia, and state repression. Such factors are taken into account as I seek to contextualize and historicize Brown’s
views. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of History in partial fulfillment of the Master of
Arts. / Fall Semester 2016. / October 3, 2016. / Black Marxism, Black Power, H. Rap Brown, Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Nonviolent Action Group, Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee / Includes bibliographical references. / Maxine D. Jones, Professor Directing Thesis; Katherine C. Mooney, Committee Member; Robinson
Herrera, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_405559 |
| Contributors | Cable, John H. (John Henry) (authoraut), Jones, Maxine Deloris (professor directing thesis), Mooney, Katherine Carmines (committee member), Herrera, Robinson A., 1966- (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Arts and Sciences (degree granting college), Department of History (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (136 pages), computer, application/pdf |
| Coverage | United States |
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