Getting To That Promised Land
Reclaiming Martin Luther King, Jr. and 21st Century Black Activism in the United States and western Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7770853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Visser-Maessen (Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1991-9336 • E-ISSN: 1991-9336 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/ejas.14395 |
| OpenAlex | W2931894003 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
For those who have studied the black freedom struggle, it is a given that King’s legacy has not only been ‘whitewashed’ to neutralize its radical elements but also that this ‘sanitized’ version is used to undermine similar ones in the current movement for racial equality. This article, however, zooms in on the ways in which today’s left-leaning black activists use the existence of this ‘sanitized’ version of King’s legacy to their advantage. Particularly the recent #ReclaimMLK campaigns in the USA and black engagement with King legacy projects in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands reveal how it can be used as a potent tool to justify contemporary protests. This provides valuable insights into the possible trajectory of 21st century black activism as well as the interrelation between the black freedom struggles on both continents
Black Power · Civil rights · Martin luther king · Political science · Sociology · History · Law · Race, History, and American Society
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |