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Non Violence and Black Power: How differing conceptions of power led to the transition in goals and
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Non Violence and Black Power: How differing conceptions of power led to the transition in goals and Contents Preface.Page iii Glossary.................................Page 1 Section One: Conceptions of Power and Strategies of Action.....................Page 2 Section Two: Historical Background.......Page 13 Section Three: From Non-Violence to Black Power....................................Page 26 Section Four: Conclusion.................Page 54 Bibliography.............................Page 60 Preface This analysis illustrates how different conceptions of the nature of power relations in American society led, in the mid-1960's to the transition of the civil rights movement from one founded upon 'non-violence', to one characterised in terms of 'black power'. The analysis is presented in terms of two 'models' of power, 'pluralist' and 'elitist', which are applied to the two philosophies above, respectively. The King led movement is depicted as reformist, seeking integration into American society, following certain alterations and adjustments. It is shown to perceive racial inequality in terms of the Jim Crow system of segregation, and as a consequence sought its...
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