Race, Reform, and Rebellion: The Second Reconstruction and Beyond in Black America, 1945-2006, Third Edition

Manning Marable captures the essence of what life has and continues to be for African Americans. His book is a must read for grammar, high school, and college students. It details a thourogh history of how the Reconstruction era failed to truly protect black lives in the South and the North. It provides a coherent depiction of the North's complicit actions to restrict and deny African Americans access to full equality. Manning distinguishes for the reader the call for rebellion and resistance to white supremacy; as we witness the unfolding of the Black Lives Matter protest, another call to rebel and resist another form of Jim Crow in 2015. The book provides insights into the 400 plus years of lessons Americans have learned to continue either working toward justice, or practicing hate and violence. I encourage educators and those interested in reading about black life from the lived experiences of black people to read this book. This is not a colonized version of black life in America, it is a great read with historical and present day characters complict and active in moments of justice and rebellion in order to address race and racism. The title is not an either-or analysis, but all three are interwoven and must work together to eradicate historical miseducation, and reveal accurate historical truths.

Professor Manning sets the table for a "Third Reconstruction Era, 2020-2040." This one ends in either a catastrophic second civil war and breakup of the U.S. or a unified Scandinavian-style social democracy.

helps me keep up with classwork.

A brilliant book that details African American resistance in multiple ways over half a century in the context of American history.

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This an excellent book. Most people have some idea of reconstruction, but I would guess only a handful know about the second reconstruction. This is a must have for your library.

Was a good book and enjoyed reading some of it.

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