The Third Reconstruction

America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century

The Third Reconstruction
Peniel E Joseph
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29 Sep 2022 US
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9781541600744
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In The Third Reconstruction, distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked the climax of a Third Reconstruction: a new struggle for citizenship and dignity for Black Americans, just as momentous as the movements that arose after the Civil War and during the civil rights era. Joseph draws revealing connections and insights across centuries as he traces this Third Reconstruction from the election of Barack Obama to the rise of Black Lives Matter to the failed assault on the Capitol. America' s first and second Reconstructions fell tragically short of their grand aims. Our Third Reconstruction offers a new chance to achieve Black dignity and citizenship at last-an opportunity to choose hope over fear.
"Impassioned and immersive. . . Amid the incisive historical analysis of battles between ' reconstructionists' pushing for a true multiracial democracy and ' redemptionists' seeking to ' reinscribe slavery' s power relations, ' Joseph interweaves moving reflections on his experiences growing up in Jamaica, Queens in the 1980s. The result is an essential reframing of America' s past and present. "--Publishers Weekly "Peniel E. Joseph' s The Third Reconstruction is a powerful and eloquent analysis of the enduring battle between opponents of multiracial democracy and forces of racial change across American history. Drawing parallels to the period of Redemption after the Civil War, Joseph persuasively situates the white backlash to the presidency of Barack Obama--captured in the rise of Donald Trump and MAGA--within the long, but frequently ignored, history of organized white resistance to Black freedom. Part historical investigation and part call to action, The Third Reconstruction is a towering achievement that brilliantly meets the moment. "--Tomiko Brown-Nagin, author of Civil Rights Queen "In The Third Reconstruction, renowned historian Peniel Joseph expertly draws on his remarkable breadth of knowledge to tell a powerful and interwoven story about three watershed moments in American history. Brilliantly written and elegantly argued, this book is a gift to all Americans. It offers an honest and compelling account of how change happens, and it forces us all to consider how we might work together to win the fight for racial justice. "--Keisha N. Blain, coeditor of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Four Hundred Souls and award-winning author of Until I Am Free "Peniel E. Joseph is one of the most brilliant and gifted historians in the nation today. With a deft pen and a lucid eye, he limns the outlines of a new struggle for radical equality that has risen from the ashes of two noble but failed efforts in previous eras to make justice sing. The Third Reconstruction is a soulful love song to the epic struggles of chastened but hopeful citizens to pursue yet again their long delayed arrival to the shores of real freedom and true democracy. " --Michael Eric Dyson, author of the New York Times bestseller Tears We Cannot Stop "Peniel E. Joseph is one of the most important minds alive today, bar none. His latest book, The Third Reconstruction, is a masterclass on the painful process America must dare to undertake to become a land of true justice and equity. Like the brilliant The Sword and The Shield, The Third Reconstruction combines a delightfully readable narrative with elegant academic insights that leave the reader feeling like they got schooled, without having to go back to school. A marvel, and so necessary. " --Van Lathan, Jr. , author of Fat, Crazy, and Tired "The best books I encounter are always those that make me think, feel, and, most of all, dream. This book didn' t just weigh heavy on my mind, it crawled its way into my imagination, shaking up my politics, bringing meaning to my story, and ultimately, igniting my commitment to work for a more loving and just world. The Third Reconstruction by Peniel E. Joseph is not just a must-read, it fills in the gaps in American history and memoir, pulling from the black literary, radical, and religious traditions and thereby becoming what the American jeremiad must be: salvation for the soul of the country and liberation for the heart. " --Dante Stewart, author of Shoutin' In The Fire "A noted scholar of political history offers a hopeful vision of a future in which Black Americans take their places as full, equal citizens of the U. S. . . Joseph successfully links episodes in the struggle for civil rights to form a continuum of injustice and resolution. "--Kirkus "Anyone genuinely interested in understanding the relationship between America' s racial history and our current political and moral turmoil should read every word of Peniel E. Joseph' s The Third Reconstruction. For while Joseph writes that ' the clash between reconstruction and redemption is continuing, ' he also insists that ' things are afoot that show change is possible, ' that ' a new political world is being created, ' not least with the work of a new generation of Black grassroots organizers--especially Black women--and, yes, their white supporters. The Third Reconstruction is a book that could help us all create that world. As Joseph writes: ' These dark parts of our past underscore how a nightmare can still be a dream. ' "--Charlayne Hunter-Gault, prizewinning journalist "In this searching, often searing, account of our recent past and of our still-unfolding present, Peniel E. Joseph writes in the tradition of Du Bois and of Baldwin as he seeks to delineate how tragedy might give way to true justice. Personal and political, human and historical, Joseph' s book is urgent, important, and illuminating. "--Jon Meacham
Peniel E. Joseph? is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values, Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, and Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of several books on African American history, including? The Sword and the Shield and Stokely: A Life. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781541600744
Published: 29 Sep 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Basic Books
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 212mm
Width: 148mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 400g
Pages: 288

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