The Resource Cornel West on Black prophetic fire, in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf
Cornel West on Black prophetic fire, in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf
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The item Cornel West on Black prophetic fire, in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
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- Summary
- "Celebrated intellectual and activist Cornel West offers an unflinching look at nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. In an accessible, conversational format, Cornel West, with distinguished scholar Christa Buschendorf, provides a fresh perspective on six revolutionary African American leaders: Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Baker, Malcolm X, and Ida Wells-Barnett. West examines the impact of these men and women on their own eras and across the decades. He not only rediscovers the integrity and commitment within these passionate advocates but also their fault lines. West finds that Douglass and, to some extent, Du Bois fall short of the high standards he holds them to, while King has been sanitized and even 'Santaclausified, ' rendering him less radical. By providing new insights that humanize all of these well-known figures, West takes an important step in rekindling the Black prophetic fire so essential in the age of Obama"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 253 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Why we need to talk about Black Prophetic Fire
- It's a Beautiful Thing to be on Fire : Frederick Douglass
- The Black Flame : W.E.B. Du Bois
- Moral Fire : Martin Luther King, Jr.
- The Heat of Democratic Existentialism : Ella Baker
- Revolutionary Fire : Malcolm X
- Prophetic Fire : Ida B. Wells-Barnett
- Conclusion: Last words on the Black Prophetic Tradition in the Age of Obama
- Isbn
- 9780807018101
- Label
- Cornel West on Black prophetic fire
- Title
- Cornel West on Black prophetic fire
- Statement of responsibility
- in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf
- Title variation
- Black prophetic fire
- Subject
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- Baker, Ella, 1903-1986 -- Political and social views
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Political and social views
- Du Bois, W. E. B., (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 -- Political and social views
- King, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968 -- Political and social views
- Prophets -- United States -- Biography
- Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography
- African Americans -- Biography
- West, Cornel -- Interviews
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Political and social views
- Wells-Barnett, Ida B, 1862-1931 -- Political and social views
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Celebrated intellectual and activist Cornel West offers an unflinching look at nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. In an accessible, conversational format, Cornel West, with distinguished scholar Christa Buschendorf, provides a fresh perspective on six revolutionary African American leaders: Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr., Ella Baker, Malcolm X, and Ida Wells-Barnett. West examines the impact of these men and women on their own eras and across the decades. He not only rediscovers the integrity and commitment within these passionate advocates but also their fault lines. West finds that Douglass and, to some extent, Du Bois fall short of the high standards he holds them to, while King has been sanitized and even 'Santaclausified, ' rendering him less radical. By providing new insights that humanize all of these well-known figures, West takes an important step in rekindling the Black prophetic fire so essential in the age of Obama"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- West, Cornel
- Dewey number
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- 920.009296073
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.96
- LC item number
- .W47 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Buschendorf, Christa
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Douglass, Frederick
- Du Bois, W. E. B.
- King, Martin Luther
- Baker, Ella
- X, Malcolm
- Wells-Barnett, Ida B
- West, Cornel
- African Americans
- Prophets
- Revolutionaries
- Label
- Cornel West on Black prophetic fire, in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Why we need to talk about Black Prophetic Fire -- It's a Beautiful Thing to be on Fire : Frederick Douglass -- The Black Flame : W.E.B. Du Bois -- Moral Fire : Martin Luther King, Jr. -- The Heat of Democratic Existentialism : Ella Baker -- Revolutionary Fire : Malcolm X -- Prophetic Fire : Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Conclusion: Last words on the Black Prophetic Tradition in the Age of Obama
- Control code
- ocn868199580
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807018101
- Lccn
- 2014010359
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Cornel West on Black prophetic fire, in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Why we need to talk about Black Prophetic Fire -- It's a Beautiful Thing to be on Fire : Frederick Douglass -- The Black Flame : W.E.B. Du Bois -- Moral Fire : Martin Luther King, Jr. -- The Heat of Democratic Existentialism : Ella Baker -- Revolutionary Fire : Malcolm X -- Prophetic Fire : Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Conclusion: Last words on the Black Prophetic Tradition in the Age of Obama
- Control code
- ocn868199580
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807018101
- Lccn
- 2014010359
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Baker, Ella, 1903-1986 -- Political and social views
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Political and social views
- Du Bois, W. E. B., (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 -- Political and social views
- King, Martin Luther, Jr, 1929-1968 -- Political and social views
- Prophets -- United States -- Biography
- Revolutionaries -- United States -- Biography
- African Americans -- Biography
- West, Cornel -- Interviews
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Political and social views
- Wells-Barnett, Ida B, 1862-1931 -- Political and social views
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