Angela Jones is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Farmingdale State College, State University of New York’

The Modern African American Political Thought Reader is an important and timely resource for the study of African American History and Culture.Peniel E. Joseph, author of Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack ObamaCutting through the 'noise' of a new class of mainstream media pundits, The Modern African American Political Thought Reader provides a great social and intellectual service by connecting an illustrious past and present of African American thought production. The discourse, and the actions this discourse inspires, is an invaluable contribution to a much-needed delineation of the nuances within black historical and contemporary political thought. Most importantly, The Modern African American Political Thought Reader necessarily troubles our conception of "the" black community as a singular, unified entity. Instead, Jones' volume reveals the plurality and collisions of intellectual debate that are crucial to shaping a vital vision of African Americans with a linked destiny, but disparate strategies for achieving social justice.Kimberly Springer, author of Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968–1980

• IntroductionPart I: The Antebellum Era: the Rise of Abolitionism Chapter 1: David WalkerChapter 2: Maria StewartChapter 3: Frederick DouglassChapter 4: Anna Julia CooperPart II: Reconstruction and Beyond: Debates over the Negro Problem and the Creation of Civil Rights DiscourseChapter 5: Alexander CrummellChapter 6: Booker T. WashingtonChapter 7: Ida B. WellsChapter 8: William Monroe TrotterChapter 9: W.E.B. Du BoisChapter 10: A. Philip RandolphChapter 11: Bayard RustinTChapter 12: Mary McLeod BethuneChapter 13: Martin Luther King Jr. Part III: Black Nationalism: Its Roots and DevelopmentChapter 14: Martin Delaney Chapter 15: Henry McNeal TurnerChapter 16: Marcus GarveyChapter 17: Malcolm XChapter 18: Stokley Carmichael/Kwame ToureChapter 19: The Black Panthers: Founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby SealePart IV: Black Radical FeminismChapter 20: Claudia JonesChapter 21: Florynce "Flo" KennedyChapter 22: Shirley ChisholmChapter 23: Angela Y. DavisPart V: Modern Black Conservatives: Why Black "Neo-Cons" Matter Chapter 24: Clarence ThomasChapter 25: Alan KeyesChapter 26: Michael SteeleChapter 27: Star ParkerPart VI: The New Black Moderate: Obama and Beyond Chapter 28: Barack Obama

Angela Jones is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Farmingdale State College, State University of New York’

The Modern African American Political Thought Reader is an important and timely resource for the study of African American History and Culture.Peniel E. Joseph, author of Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack ObamaCutting through the 'noise' of a new class of mainstream media pundits, The Modern African American Political Thought Reader provides a great social and intellectual service by connecting an illustrious past and present of African American thought production. The discourse, and the actions this discourse inspires, is an invaluable contribution to a much-needed delineation of the nuances within black historical and contemporary political thought. Most importantly, The Modern African American Political Thought Reader necessarily troubles our conception of "the" black community as a singular, unified entity. Instead, Jones' volume reveals the plurality and collisions of intellectual debate that are crucial to shaping a vital vision of African Americans with a linked destiny, but disparate strategies for achieving social justice.Kimberly Springer, author of Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968–1980

• IntroductionPart I: The Antebellum Era: the Rise of Abolitionism Chapter 1: David WalkerChapter 2: Maria StewartChapter 3: Frederick DouglassChapter 4: Anna Julia CooperPart II: Reconstruction and Beyond: Debates over the Negro Problem and the Creation of Civil Rights DiscourseChapter 5: Alexander CrummellChapter 6: Booker T. WashingtonChapter 7: Ida B. WellsChapter 8: William Monroe TrotterChapter 9: W.E.B. Du BoisChapter 10: A. Philip RandolphChapter 11: Bayard RustinTChapter 12: Mary McLeod BethuneChapter 13: Martin Luther King Jr. Part III: Black Nationalism: Its Roots and DevelopmentChapter 14: Martin Delaney Chapter 15: Henry McNeal TurnerChapter 16: Marcus GarveyChapter 17: Malcolm XChapter 18: Stokley Carmichael/Kwame ToureChapter 19: The Black Panthers: Founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby SealePart IV: Black Radical FeminismChapter 20: Claudia JonesChapter 21: Florynce "Flo" KennedyChapter 22: Shirley ChisholmChapter 23: Angela Y. DavisPart V: Modern Black Conservatives: Why Black "Neo-Cons" Matter Chapter 24: Clarence ThomasChapter 25: Alan KeyesChapter 26: Michael SteeleChapter 27: Star ParkerPart VI: The New Black Moderate: Obama and Beyond Chapter 28: Barack Obama