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Rediscovering Black Conservatism
Rediscovering Black Conservatism, by Lee H. Walker, is a primer on black conservatism that explains the movement s ideas and profiles the people who did the most to advance them, often at great personal cost.
Two central themes in the book are that conservatism is not a new phenomenon within black America, and that it is the source of powerful ideas that can finally solve some of the long-term social and economic problems facing black Americans today.
The book explains how conservative ideas grew out of the black experience in America, and how their strongest advocate Booker T. Washington got airbrushed out of black history during the politically charged 1960s and 1970s. With the failure of the liberal welfare state during the 1980s and the the subsequent world-wide rise of free-market ideas, it s a good time to re-examine Washington's philosophy and its relevance to today's social and economic problems.
- GenresPoliticsNonfiction
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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September 23, 2024
Very thought provoking!
February 27, 2018
It is a quick read (despite me taking a month to do so). Basically read in 3 sittings.
The first half of the book is the best as it recounts the history of Blacks in the US and in particular Booker T Washington’s influence in American culture.
I knew of Booker T Washington but like George Washington Carver, the bare often highlighted but not a lot is drilled down into their lives. BTW would be a great biography to read. Mainly because men like he and Frederick Douglas were highly educated and saw what self determination and education could do for a man of any color, but in particular Black men.
The major theme of the book is refuting the claim that Blacks need help. This claim has essentially economically enslaved Blacks by making them dependent instead of temporarily helping them and encouraging independence.
The author doesn’t dispute that racism exists and has hurt Blacks in many ways. However the last 100 years of “help” from Whites has made them subservient without the physical chains. And Blacks themselves must work harder and longer to change this over the coming decades. This is long in the making so cannot be fixed overnight.
One good start would be for Black kids to read about the life and works of BT Washington, GW Carver, and Frederick Douglas. This would be both inspirational and hopefully generate aspirations that don’t seem to exist in Black culture in the US.
The first half of the book is the best as it recounts the history of Blacks in the US and in particular Booker T Washington’s influence in American culture.
I knew of Booker T Washington but like George Washington Carver, the bare often highlighted but not a lot is drilled down into their lives. BTW would be a great biography to read. Mainly because men like he and Frederick Douglas were highly educated and saw what self determination and education could do for a man of any color, but in particular Black men.
The major theme of the book is refuting the claim that Blacks need help. This claim has essentially economically enslaved Blacks by making them dependent instead of temporarily helping them and encouraging independence.
The author doesn’t dispute that racism exists and has hurt Blacks in many ways. However the last 100 years of “help” from Whites has made them subservient without the physical chains. And Blacks themselves must work harder and longer to change this over the coming decades. This is long in the making so cannot be fixed overnight.
One good start would be for Black kids to read about the life and works of BT Washington, GW Carver, and Frederick Douglas. This would be both inspirational and hopefully generate aspirations that don’t seem to exist in Black culture in the US.
November 17, 2016
Very interesting. Most people have the stereotypical view that African Americans are democrats, love democrats, etc. This book took that away immediately, for which I am glad. This book shows how and why many African Americans turn to the conservative (not so much Republican) ticket.
September 23, 2019
Starts off well, and then the writer becomes quite redundant.
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