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Explain how anti-Black stereotypes and culture of poverty rhetoric reinforce the myths of American exceptionalism, meritocracy, and equal opportunity. How do Black resistance movements expose the contradictions between American mythology and American experience?
Discuss the conservative turn in politics following the recession of the 1960s Black liberation struggle. What role does the colorblind paradigm play in this conservative turn?
Explain how the Black political establishment fits within the broader political establishment. Use examples from the text to support your argument about what role the Black political establishment plays.
A Black Lives Matter Reading List
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Black History Month Reads
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Books on Justice & Injustice
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Books on U.S. History
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Business & Economics
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Challenging Authority
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Civil Rights & Jim Crow
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Class
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Class
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Colonialism & Postcolonialism
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Community
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Contemporary Books on Social Justice
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Education
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Equality
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Hate & Anger
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Nation & Nationalism
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Politics & Government
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Poverty & Homelessness
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Power
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Sexual Harassment & Violence
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Sociology
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Trust & Doubt
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Truth & Lies
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