Race and the politics of exclusion: The socio‐historical contexts of Black brutality and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement

The fight for racial justice has been an ongoing battle for African Americans for centuries, a battle that is currently championed by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, the latest civil rights movement in a long fight for Black equality and social justice. To understand the historical contexts a...

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Published in:New directions for adult and continuing education 2021, Vol.2021 (170), p.9-19
Main Author: Alfred, Mary V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American History
African Americans
Black Lives Matter movement
Civil Rights
Inclusion
Racial Bias
Racial justice
Social Justice
Social Systems
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Summary:The fight for racial justice has been an ongoing battle for African Americans for centuries, a battle that is currently championed by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, the latest civil rights movement in a long fight for Black equality and social justice. To understand the historical contexts and backdrop for the fight for Black lives, this article begins with a historical timeline depicting important events in the fight for racial justice, followed by a discussion of the BLM movement and the role racial capitalism plays in the subjugation of Black Americans. Intersectionality is presented as a guiding framework for illuminating the complexities of Black lives within a capitalist system.
ISSN:1052-2891
1536-0717
DOI:10.1002/ace.20421