The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century

Grace Lee Boggs; Scott Kurashige

Published by University of California Press 2012

The Next American Revolution

Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century

Grace Lee Boggs and Scott Kurashige

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520953390

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The pioneering Asian American labor organizer and writer’s vision for intersectional and anti-racist activism.

In this powerful, deeply humanistic book, Grace Lee Boggs, a legendary figure in the struggle for justice in America, shrewdly assesses the current crisis—political, economical, and environmental—and shows how to create the radical social change we need to confront new realities. A vibrant, inspirational force, Boggs has participated in all of the twentieth century’s major social movements—for civil rights, women’s rights, workers’ rights, and more. She draws from seven decades of activist experience, and a rigorous commitment to critical thinking, to redefine “revolution” for our times.

From her home in Detroit, she reveals how hope and creativity are overcoming despair and decay within the most devastated urban communities. Her book is a manifesto for creating alternative modes of work, politics, and human interaction that will collectively constitute the next American Revolution—which is unraveling before our eyes.

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Boggs Grace Lee :

Grace Lee Boggs (1915–2015) was an activist, writer, and speaker. She has received many human rights and lifetime achievement awards and was celebrated in the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Boggs authored Revolution and Evolution in the Twentieth Century (with James Boggs) and Living for Change: An Autobiography. This was her last book.

Scott Kurashige is Associate Professor at the University of Michigan and author of The Shifting Grounds of Race: Black and Japanese Americans in the Making of Multiethnic Los Angeles.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface to the 2012 Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xxv
Introduction Scott Kurashige Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. These Are the Times to Grow Our Souls Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
2. Revolution as a New Beginning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
3. Let’s Talk about Malcolm and Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
4. Detroit, Place and Space to Begin Anew Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
5. A Paradigm Shift in Our Concept of Education Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
6. We Are the Leaders We’ve Been Looking For Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
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Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 256

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Published: May 31, 2012
ISBN: 9780520953390