This book demonstrates how certain African American writers radically re-envisioned core American ideals in order to make them serviceable for racial justice. Each writer's unprecedented reconstruction of key American values has the potential to energize American citizenship today.

Autorentext
Alex Zamalin is Director of African American studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Detroit-Mercy, USA.  He was a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University, USA. His research explores American political thought, African American political thought, and racial politics. He teaches courses in political theory and American politics.

Inhalt

1. African American Political Thought and American Culture 2. James Baldwin's Reconstruction of American Freedom 3. Ralph Ellison's Democratic Vision 4. Toni Morrison's Beloved, Generosity and Racial Justice 5. Racial Justice Today