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Author:

West, Cornel, author.

Title:

Black prophetic fire / Cornel West ; in dialogue with and edited by Christa Buschendorf.

Publisher:

Beacon Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

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.
Baker, Ella,--1903-1986--Political and social views.
X, Malcolm,--1925-1965--Political and social views.
Wells-Barnett, Ida B.,--1862-1931--Political and social views.
African Americans--Biography.
Prophets--Biography.
Revolutionaries--Biography.
West, Cornel--Interviews.

Other Authors:

Buschendorf, Christa, interviewer. interviewer.

Notes:

Alternate title from CIP. Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index.

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 -- Conclusion: Last words on the Black Prophetic Tradition in the Age of Obama.

Summary:

"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." -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0807003522 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780807003527 (hbk. : acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2014010359

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)