Never Meant to Survive : Genocide and Utopias in Black Diaspora Communities.

In Never Meant to Survive, Costa Vargas presents a historical, political, and social assessment of anti-black genocide and liberatory struggles to resist it. Through examination of two cities linked by common experiences of Blackness, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro, the book identifies anti-black ge...

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Main Author: Vargas, João Helion Costa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010
Series:Transformative Politics Series, ed. Joy James.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:In Never Meant to Survive, Costa Vargas presents a historical, political, and social assessment of anti-black genocide and liberatory struggles to resist it. Through examination of two cities linked by common experiences of Blackness, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro, the book identifies anti-black genocide as a prevailing force in organizing individuals and groups across society. Costa Vargas approaches his analysis of anti-black genocide in these cities through discussion of past conflicts and the work of groups like the Black Panther Party.
Physical Description:1 online resource (446 pages)
ISBN:9781442203310
1442203315
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.