Book TitleRevolting Capital : Racism & Radicalism in Washington D.C. , 1900-2000
Publication Year2023
TopicUnited States / General
Number of Pages534 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistory
AuthorGerald Horne
FormatTrade Paperback
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Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisIn this sweeping history, Gerald Horne traces this phenomenon over a century, in a book which should be understood and studied by all anti-imperialist and progressive forces. This relatively small metropolis also has influenced profoundly its neighbors in Maryland and Virginia, especially in the potent area of labor organizing., There is a fundamental contradiction in U.S. Imperialism: the capital of this empire for decades has had a majority Black population, which-in turn-has created favorable conditions not only for the erosion of the pestilence that is racism but the flourishing of the antidote that is radicalism. In this sweeping history, Gerald Horne traces this phenomenon over a century, in a book which should be understood and studied by all anti-imperialist and progressive forces. This relatively small metropolis also has influenced profoundly its neighbors in Maryland and Virginia, especially in the potent area of labor organizing.