Black nationalism responded to America's failure to examine the effects of slavery's legacy. Its aims represent those issues that were either unsupported by or in opposition to the goals of the civil rights leadership. In particular, the civil rights movement dismissed any claims that the history of slavery had a lasting effect on African-Americans. This conflict developed because of mainstream America's inability to realize that the black community is not monolithic and African-Americans were differentially affected by slavery's legacy. It is those blacks who are most affected by the culture of poverty created by America's history of slavery who make up today's inner-city populations. Despite successes by the civil rights movement, problems within lower-class black communities continue because the issues of the black underclass have not yet been fully addressed.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278124 |
Date | 05 1900 |
Creators | Largent, Mark Aaron |
Contributors | Hilliard, Constance B., Pickens, Donald K., Golden, Richard M. |
Publisher | University of North Texas |
Source Sets | University of North Texas |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | iii, 90 leaves, Text |
Coverage | United States |
Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Largent, Mark Aaron |
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