Philadelphia Freedoms: Black American Trauma, Memory, and Culture After King

by Michael Awkward

Michael Awkward's Philadelphia Freedoms captures the energetic contestations over the meanings of racial politics and black identity during the post-King era in the City of Brotherly Love. Looking closely at four cultural moments, he shows how racial trauma and his native city's history have been entwined. He introduces each of these moments with poignant personal memories of the decade in focus and explores representation of African American freedom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439907099
• ISBN13: 9781439907092
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"