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This exciting history of renegade intellectuals and artists of the African diaspora throughout the twentieth century begins with the premise that the catalyst for political engagement has rarely been misery; poverty; or oppression. People are drawn to social movement because of hope: their dreams of a new world radically different from the one they inherited.Our imagination may be the most revolutionary tool available to us; and yet we have failed to understand its political importance and recognize it as a powerful social force. From Paul Robeson to Aime Cesaire to Jayne Cortez; Kelley unearths freedom dreams in African and Third World liberation movements; in the hope that Communism offered; in the imaginative mindscapes of Surrealism; in the transformative potential of radical feminism; and in the four-hundred-year-old dream of reparations for slavery and Jim Crow. With Freedom Dreams; Kelley affirms his place as "a major new voice on the intellectual left" (Frances Fox Piven) and shows us that any serious movement toward freedom must begin in the mind.
#3633166 in Books Clearfield 2009-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x 1.49 x 5.51l; 2.05 #File Name: 0806347325746 pages
Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent resource for genealogistsBy J. SherrouseIf you have any connection at all to Spartanburg County; South Carolina; this is a must-have book for your research. Lots of family names also. He gives a very simplistic review of the early days (late 1700's) of the county. It was written in late 1800's and life was very different then. There are several pages about my family who came to the area from Virginia after the Revolutionary War. An excellent resource if you have family from this area of South Carolina.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Publisher's Note for the 2006 reprint by Clearfield Publishing:By Watershed BooksThe work at hand is the sequel to Mr. Landrum's Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina; which treated the pre-Revolutionary War history of the territory that became Spartanburg County. The author deftly captures the key political developments in Spartanburg County for the century following the Revolution. Special chapters are also devoted to the issues of religion; temperance; education; and; of course; secession. Landrum's real concern; however; is with the people of Spartanburg County; indeed the final 500 pages of the book are devoted to biographical and genealogical sketches of its families and luminaries. The essays are frequently accompanied by photographs of the principals and references to the individuals' participation; if any; in the Confederate cause. Also included is a list of Spartanburg County legislators and other officials and Spartanburg's heroes of the Civil War.The following is a list of the main families discussed in the sketches: Allen; Amos; Anderson; Archer; Ballenger; Barry; Benson; Berwick; Bishop; Blake; Blassingame; Bomar; Bowden; Brockman; Brown; Burke; Burnett; Caldwell; Calvert; Camp; Cannon; Carlisle; Carpenter; Chapman; Choice; Clarke; Cleveland; Cofield; Compton; Crocker; Dean; Douglass; Drummond; Duncan; Earle; Edwards; Elford; Evins; Ezell; Farley; Farrow; Fielder; Fleming; Foster; Griffith; Hampton; Harris; Henneman; High; James; Jordan; Judd; Kennedy; Kilgore; Lake; Lanford; Landrum; Lee; Legg; Lipscomb; Martin; Mason; McCullough; McDowell; McMillen; Monk; Montgomery; Moore; Nesbitt; Nicholls; Oeland; Pendleton; Petty; Poole; Reid; Richardson; Rowland; Rudisail; Russell; Sloan; Smith; Snoddy; Switzer; Thomas; Thompson; Trimmier; Tucker; Turner; Vernon; Walker; Westmoreland; Wilkins; Wilmot; Wilson; Wingo; Winsmith; Wofford; Wood; Woodruff; and Zimmerman.
