the Ford Foundation, black power, and the reinvention of racial liberalism /
Karen Ferguson
1st ed
327 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Politics and culture in modern America
Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-311) and index
"In Top down, Karen Ferguson explores the consequences of [the] counterintuitive and unequal relationship between the liberal establishment and black activists and their ideas. In essence, the white liberal effort to reforge a national consensus on race had the effect of remaking racial liberalism from the top down--a domestication of black power ideology that still flourishes in current racial politics. Ultimately, this new racial liberalism would help foster a black leadership class--including Barack Obama--while accommodating the intractable inequality that first drew the Ford Foundation to address the 'race problem'"--Jacket, p. [2]
Ford Foundation-- History
African Americans-- Civil rights-- History-- 20th century
Black power-- United States-- History-- 20th century
Liberalism-- United States-- History-- 20th century
United States, Race relations, Political aspects, History, 20th century