Overview
This concise yet comprehensive reference book provides an overview of the Black Lives Matter movement, from its emergence in response to the police-involved deaths of unarmed black people to its development as a force for racial justice in America. * Provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the origin, growth, and development of the Black Lives Matter movement * Explores how modern activists employ social media as a force for social change * Examines the emergence of white supremacy and white nationalism as a part of a cultural backlash against the Black Lives Matter movement * Presents current information and statistics on racial injustice in America * Explores how the civil rights movement, Black Power movement, and hip-hop culture have shaped and influenced the fight for racial justice
- | Author: Laurie Collier Hillstrom
- | Publisher: Greenwood
- | Publication Date: Sep 30, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 192 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Social Science
- | ISBN-10: 1440865701
- | ISBN-13: 9781440865701
