Shattered dreams, infinite hope : a tragic vision of the civil rights movement /
"The romantic vision of the civil rights movement is exhausted, and its inverse, Afro-Pessimism, offers a self-defeating irony. To resolve this impasse, Brandon Terry transforms the standard story of America's democratic awakening through a tragic reading of the civil rights movement: as a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England :
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | "The romantic vision of the civil rights movement is exhausted, and its inverse, Afro-Pessimism, offers a self-defeating irony. To resolve this impasse, Brandon Terry transforms the standard story of America's democratic awakening through a tragic reading of the civil rights movement: as an ongoing struggle still worthy of affirmation."-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 549 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674271289 0674271289 |