Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
William Greaves
1988
An impressively wide-ranging and penetrating documentary survey, Black Power in America: Myth . . . or Reality? examines the social realms in which African Americans had achieved relative success by the late twentieth century, even while continuing to endure economic and political marginalization. Interviewing people on the street, in addition to prominent Black figures in government, the academy, and corporate America, William Greaves asks crucial questions about the efficacy of Black influence within existing power structures, the essential role of solidarity in local and national Black organizations, and the persistence of racism despite the Black community’s gains in financial self-sufficiency and voting power. The result is an enduring portrait of how far Black America has come from a state of near-total oppression—and how far it has to go to attain genuine equality and respect.
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