THE HISTORY AND PROGRESS OF BLACK CITIZENSHIP

Bibliographic Data

ID24315666
AuthorsLeah Wright Rigueur, Anna Beshlian
Year2019
Volume16
Issue1
Pages267-277
Publication date2019-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDu Bois Review Social Science Research on Race (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1742-058X • E-ISSN: 1742-0598
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1742058x19000158
OpenAlexW2980683933
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited18

Abstract This paper offers a broad overview of Black citizenship within the United States, concentrating on the major shifts in Black life that have transpired since the classical phase of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. We examine several critical aspects of Black citizenship including economic status, education, criminal justice and mass incarceration, and political participation. Our report reveals that Black progress toward equal citizenship is inconsistent at best; at worst, it is stagnant and at times, regressive. As such, we conclude that dramatic solutions beyond traditional reformist approaches are needed in order to realize genuine citizenship and equal rights for Black people within the United States. In closing, we briefly highlight a specific example of a strategic approach to advancing substantive social and political change.

African American education · Black citizenship · civil rights movement · Criminal justice · Mass incarceration · Political participation · racial inequality · right to equality · social change strategies · United States · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Race, History, and American Society · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research