Banner-Haley, Charles Pete T., 1948-

From Du Bois to Obama : African American intellectuals in the public forum / Charles Pete Banner-Haley. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2010. - xi, 164 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: What is an African American intellectual? -- The emergence of the black public intellectual : race, class, and the struggle against racism -- Black intellectuals and the quest for legitimacy : civil rights, black power, and the expenditure of moral capital -- The conservative revolution and its impact on Afro America, 1980-1992 -- Popular culture and the African American intellectual search for a new American identity -- A new century and new challenges : the visibility of African American intellectuals and the construction of diasporic diversity.

9780809329793 (cloth : alk. paper) 0809329794 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780809385621 (ebook) 0809385627 (ebook)

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African Americans--Intellectual life--20th century.
African Americans--Intellectual life--21st century.
African American intellectuals.
African American leadership.
African Americans--Civil rights--History.
African Americans--Race identity.


United States--Intellectual life.
United States--Race relations.

AC E 185.89 / .B36 2010

305.5/5208996073