Practicing Freedom: The Continuities and Contributions of Robert F. Williams
There is a tendency in studying the African American manifestation of the Black freedom struggle—generally referred to as the Civil Rights Movement—to view it solely from its dominant narrative. This dominant narrative is locked within what is considered to be a classical phase, normally chronicled from 1954 to the 1965 Voting Rights Act (this includes the 1964 Civil Rights Legislation). This narrative purposefully marginalizes the contributions and continuities of the movements’ radical figures. One of these figures is Robert Franklin Williams. In the context of current events such as national and international actions in solidarity against U.S. police brutality against Afro-descendant youth, Africa World Now Project presents a fuller perspective of why it can be argued that the Black struggle for freedom is incomplete despite the proliferation of the dominant narrative. “Practicing Freedom: The Continuities and Contributions of Robert F. Williams” is an in-depth look at the thought and actions of Robert F Williams in the context of the long tradition of Black resistance and human rights struggles
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