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I Will Wear No Chain! A Social History of African American Males
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Christopher B. Booker
ISBN: 0-275-95637-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95637-0
272 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 9/30/2000
List Price: $125.00 (UK Sterling Price: £86.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Awards:
  • Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2001
Description: This volume traces the social history of African American men from the days of slavery to the present, focusing on their achievements, their changing image, and their role in American society. The author places the contemporary issue of Black men's disproportionate involvement with criminal justice within its social and historical context, while analyzing the most significant movements aiming to improve the status of Blacks in our society. The book's main thesis is that an ever-changing, yet ever-present, process of criminalization has entrapped Black men throughout history, thus creating a major barrier to their collective development. The topics discussed include the role of Blacks in the Civil War, Booker T. Washington, the Civil Rights movement, and the Million Man March.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    Slavery and the Development of Black Male Masculinity, 1619-1860
    The Context of Black Masculine Development during the Antebellum Era
    The Development of African American Masculinity among Free Black Males 1619-1861
    The Civil War and the Black Male
    African American Males and the Challenge of Emancipation, 1865-1895
    Booker T. Washington, Accommodationism, and Black Masculinity
    Black Males, Race Riots, and the Scourge of Lynching
    Marcus Garvey and the New Negro Man
    The Emergence of the Urban Black Male: African American Males and Increasing Black Power, 1945-1972
    African American Males in Contemporary Society, 1972-Present
About the Author: CHRISTOPHER B. BOOKER is a part-time Research Associate in the School of Social Work at Howard University./e He is also the editor of African American Male Research, a social research and advocacy website dedicated to the interests of African American males. He has contributed newspaper and journal articles to various publications.
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