Beyond Black and White: From Civil Rights to Barack Obama - Softcover

"Vital reading for anyone concerned with African-American politics today." Jesse Jackson "This book is important reading for activists and theorists alike, and for all of us who want to be both." Angela Y. Davis "Marable shows that careful, cognitive analyses can be conducted with passion. These essays effectively demonstrate that the path begins with frank and civil discussion." Emerge "Marable argues tirelessly not just for better days for black America, but for Americans in general." Progressive "An important analysis for all who care about the on-going struggle for the fulfillment of the promise of democracy in our nation." Johnetta B. Cole, President, Spellman College"

America's foremost radical black intellectual dissects the 'new racism'. Many in the US, including Barack Obama, have called for a 'post-racial' politics: yet race still divides the country politically, economically and socially. In this expanded new edition of a highly acclaimed work, Manning Marable rejects both liberal inclusionist strategies and the separatist politics of Louis Farrakhan, arguing powerfully for a new 'transformationist' strategy which retains a distinctive black cultural identity but draws together all the poor and exploited in a united struggle against oppression. In a substantial new introduction, Marable looks back at the last ten years of African-American politics and struggles against racism, outlining a powerful analysis of the New Racial Domain that has been consolidated.