Ferguson, USA: a scholar's unforeseen connection and collision with history

The author reads an important biography of a civil rights legend some years back. In the epilogue, the esteemed scholar/author mentioned a controversy over whether the scholar's university should create a monument to the civil rights legend. The biographer explained that he/she believed it was...

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Published in:The Western journal of black studies 2015-12, Vol.39 (4), p.273
Main Authors: Bradley, Stefan M, Pulphus, Jonathan, Jones, Joshua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American Children
African American literature
American literature
Biographies
Brown, Michael
Brown, Michael, Jr. (American victim)
Caribbean literature
Civil rights
College Students
Counties
Death of
Demonstrations
Demonstrations & protests
Educational History
Freedom
Freedoms
Justice
Males
Motor Vehicles
Pepper spray
Police
Police brutality
Predominantly White Institutions
Public Housing
Racism
Students
Ture, Kwame (Stokely Carmichael) (1941-1998)
United States
Victims
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Summary:The author reads an important biography of a civil rights legend some years back. In the epilogue, the esteemed scholar/author mentioned a controversy over whether the scholar's university should create a monument to the civil rights legend. The biographer explained that he/she believed it was the place of the scholar to remain disinterested on such current controversial matters, and it best for the scholar to observe and record for the sake of posterity. He could not understand that sentiment. Three of my scholarly heroes are the late John Hope Franklin, Derrick Bell, and Vincent Harding who made sure to use their talents to benefit the Black Freedom Movement. With no disrespect to the biographer, he says thank goodness some scholars chose to wade into contentious waters on behalf of righteousness and justice. In the recent campaigns and events surrounding the Ferguson Crisis, he had consciously chosen to use what few abilities he had to help the community address issues of justice.
ISSN:0197-4327