Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era

by Houston A. Baker Jr.

Book Overview

Houston A. Baker Jr. condemns black intellectuals who, he believes, have turned their backs on the tradition of racial activism in America. In their literature, speeches, and academic and public behavior, Baker identifies a "hungry generation" eager for power, respect, and money. Critiquing his own impoverished childhood in the "Little Africa" section of Louisville, Kentucky, Baker seeks to understand the shaping of this new public figure. He also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231139640
• ISBN13: 9780231139649
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher