TY - BOOK AU - Banner-Haley,Charles Pete T. TI - From Du Bois to Obama: African American intellectuals in the public forum SN - 9780809385621 AV - E185.89.I56 B36 2010eb U1 - 323.1196/073 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Carbondale PB - Southern Illinois University Press KW - African Americans KW - Intellectual life KW - 20th century KW - 21st century KW - African American intellectuals KW - African American leadership KW - Civil rights KW - History KW - Race identity KW - Noirs américains KW - Vie intellectuelle KW - 20e siècle KW - 21e siècle KW - Intellectuels noirs américains KW - Leadership noir américain KW - Droits KW - Histoire KW - Identité ethnique KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Political Freedom & Security KW - Civil Rights KW - bisacsh KW - Human Rights KW - fast KW - Race relations KW - United States KW - États-Unis KW - Relations raciales KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - In his groundbreaking new book Charles Pete Banner-Haley explores the history of African American intellectualism and reveals the efforts of black intellectuals in the ongoing struggle against racism, showing how they have responded to Jim Crow segregation, violence against black Americans, and the more subtle racism of the postintegration age. Banner-Haley asserts that African American intellectuals-including academicians, social critics, activists, and writers-serve to generate debate, policy, and change, acting as a moral force to persuade Americans to acknowledge their his UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=452292 ER -