A gripping narrative that brings to life a legendary moment in American history: the birth, life, and death of the Black Power movement
With the rallying cry of "Black Power!" in 1966, a group of black activists, including Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton, turned their backs on Martin Luther King's pacifism and, building on Malcolm X's legacy, pioneered a radical new approach to the fight for equality. Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour is a history of the Black Power movement, that storied group of men and women who would become American icons of the struggle for racial equality.
Peniel E. Joseph traces the history of the men and women of the movement—many of them famous or infamous, others forgotten. Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour begins in Harlem in the 1950s, where, despite the Cold War's hostile climate, black writers, artists, and activists built a new urban militancy that was the movement's earliest incarnation. In a series of character-driven chapters, we witness the rise of Black Power groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panthers, and with them, on both coasts of the country, a fundamental change in the way Americans understood the unfinished business of racial equality and integration.
Drawing on original archival research and more than sixty original oral histories, this narrative history vividly invokes the way in which Black Power redefined black identity and culture and in the process redrew the landscape of American race relations.

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Peniel E. Joseph

Twenty-First Century Books, Incorporated

Henry Holt and Company

Holt & Company, Henry

St. Martin's Press

Macmillan Digital

Holt Paperbacks

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., New York, 2013

First Holt paperbacks edition, New York, 2007

Place of publication not identified, 2007

United States, United States of America

1st Owl books ed, New York, 2007

First edition, New York, 2006

1st ed, New York, 2006

July 10, 2007

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A History Of The Black Power Movement In The United States Traces The Origins And Evolution Of The Influential Movement And Examines The Ways In Which Black Power Redefined Racial Identity And Culture. With The Rallying Cry Of Black Power! In 1966, A Group Of Black Activists, Including Stokely Carmichael And Huey P. Newton, Turned Their Backs On Martin Luther King's Pacifism And, Building On Malcolm X's Legacy, Pioneered A Radical New Approach To The Fight For Equality. [this Book] Is A History Of The Black Power Movement, That Storied Group Of Men And Women Who Would Become American Icons Of The Struggle For Racial Equality. In The Book, The Author Traces The History Of The Men And Women Of The Movement, Many Of Them Famous Or Infamous, Others Forgotten. It Begins In Harlem In The 1950s, Where, Despite The Cold War's Hostile Climate, Black Writers, Artists, And Activists Built A New Urban Militancy That Was The Movement's Earliest Incarnation. In A Series Of Character Driven Chapters, We Witness The Rise Of Black Power Groups Such As The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee And The Black Panthers, And With Them, On Both Coasts Of The Country, A Fundamental Change In The Way Americans Understood The Unfinished Business Of Racial Equality And Integration. The Book Invokes The Way In Which Black Power Redefined Black Identity And Culture And In The Process Redrew The Landscape Of American Race Relations. Introduction: To Shape A New World -- Forerunners -- At Home In The World -- Waging War Amid Shadows -- Liberators -- Political Kingdoms -- Black Is A Country -- What We Gonna Start Sayin' Now Is Black Power! -- Storm Warnings -- The Trial Of Huey Percy Newton -- Dark Days, Bright Nights -- Dashikis And Democracy -- Epilogue: Legacies, 1975-2005. Peniel E. Joseph. A Holt Paperback. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 351-373) And Index.

<p><b>A gripping narrative that brings to life a legendary moment in American history: the birth, life, and death of the Black Power movement</b><br><br>With the rallying cry of "Black Power!" in 1966, a group of black activists, including Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton, turned their backs on Martin Luther King's pacifism and, building on Malcolm X's legacy, pioneered a radical new approach to the fight for equality. <i>Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour</i> is a history of the Black Power movement, that storied group of men and women who would become American icons of the struggle for racial equality.<br><br>Peniel E. Joseph traces the history of the men and women of the movement—many of them famous or infamous, others forgotten. <i>Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour</i> begins in Harlem in the 1950s, where, despite the Cold War's hostile climate, black writers, artists, and activists built a new urban militancy that was the movement's earliest incarnation. In a series of character-driven chapters, we witness the rise of Black Power groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panthers, and with them, on both coasts of the country, a fundamental change in the way Americans understood the unfinished business of racial equality and integration.<br><br>Drawing on original archival research and more than sixty original oral histories, this narrative history vividly invokes the way in which Black Power redefined black identity and culture and in the process redrew the landscape of American race relations.</p>

This “vibrant and expressive” history of the Black Power movement captures the voices and personalities at the forefront of change (Philadelphia Inquirer).With the rallying cry of “Black Power!” in 1966, a group of black activists, including Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton, turned their backs on Martin Luther King's pacifism and, building on Malcolm X's legacy, pioneered a radical new approach to the fight for equality. Drawing on original archival research and more than sixty original oral histories, Peniel E. Joseph vividly invokes the way in which Black Power redefined black identity and culture and, in the process, redrew the landscape of American race relations.In a series of character-driven chapters, we witness the rise of Black Power groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panthers, and with them, on both coasts of the country, a fundamental change in the way Americans understood the unfinished business of racial equality and integration.Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour traces the history of the Black Power movement, that storied group of men and women who would become American icons of the struggle for racial equality.A Washington Post Book World Best Nonfiction Book of 2006

With the rallying cry of "Black Power!" in 1966, a group of black activists, including Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton, turned their backs on Martin Luther King's pacifism and, building on Malcolm X's legacy, pioneered a radical new approach to the fight for equality. Drawing on original archival research and more than sixty original oral histories, Peniel E. Joseph vividly invokes the way in which Black Power redefined black identity and culture and in the process redrew the landscape of American race relations. In a series of character-driven chapters, we witness the rise of Black Power groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panthers, and with them, on both coasts of the country, a fundamental change in the way Americans understood the unfinished business of racial equality and integration. Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour traces the history of the Black Power movement, that storied group of men and women who would become American icons of the struggle for racial equality. (Publisher)

A gripping narrative history that brings to life a legendary moment in American history - the birth, life and death of the Black Power movement.

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