ABSTRACT

Through public appearances, radio and television interviews, and his many articles and books, Manning Marable has become one of America's most prominent commentators on race relations and African-American politics. Speaking Truth to Power brings together for the first time Marable's major writings on black politics, peace, and social justice.The book traces the changing role of race within the American political system since the Civil Rights Movement. It also charts the author's striking evolution of political ideas, moving toward a political analysis of multicultural democracy, social justice, and egalitarian pluralism.

part 1|121 pages

Black Liberation in America

chapter 2|5 pages

The March on Washington, DC, 1983: What Next?

1983

chapter 3|10 pages

The Paradox of Black Reform

1984

chapter 5|7 pages

Black Conservatives

1990

chapter 6|4 pages

Smoke and Mirrors: City of Hope and Illusion

1991

chapter 7|10 pages

Toward a Renaissance of Progressive Black Politics

1992

chapter 12|5 pages

Malcolm, Martin, and the Mandates of Justice

1995

chapter 13|7 pages

Louis Farrakhan and the Million Man March

1995

part 2|66 pages

The Third World and the Politics of Peace

chapter 14|7 pages

Zimbabwe and the Problematic of African Socialism

1983

chapter 16|8 pages

Nuclear War and Black America

1984

chapter 17|16 pages

Race and Democracy in Cuba

1984

chapter 19|5 pages

The Future of the Cold War

1986

chapter 20|4 pages

The Bitter Fruits of War

1991

part 3|69 pages

Radical Democracy and Socialism

chapter 22|27 pages

Why Black Americans Are Not Socialists

1983

chapter 23|8 pages

Black Politics and the Challenges of the Left

1990

chapter 25|10 pages

Remaking American Marxism

1991

chapter 26|13 pages

Toward a New American Socialism

1993