Insurrection : rebellion, civil rights, and the paradoxical state of Black citizenship / Hawa Allan.
| Author/creator |
Allan, Hawa author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2022] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2022 |
| Description | 261 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | In the beginning was the word -- Be not afraid or dismayed -- So that every mouth may be silenced -- A house divided -- They will bring a mob against you -- Turn to him the other cheek -- Eye for an eye -- Disaster upon disaster -- The beginning and the end -- Exodus. |
| Abstract | "The Insurrection Act of 1807 (passed amid pervasive fears of slave rebellions) authorizes the president to deploy federal troops to quell domestic uprisings. Invoked during Reconstruction and the civil rights movement, the Act was deployed to enforce the promise of equal citizenship for Black Americans. But the Act has also authorized federal military intervention to suppress so-called race riots after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and during the 1992 Los Angeles rebellion; more recently, President Trump threatened to use the Act in response to the George Floyd racial justice protests. Hawa Allan argues that the invocation of the Act to either enforce civil rights or suppress riots reflects the enduring struggle to incorporate Black Americans as full citizens of the United States. She demonstrates how the Insurrection Act exposes America's most enduring conflicts: over racial injustice, human rights, equal citizenship, and federal power"-- Provided by the publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021042898 |
| ISBN | 9781324003038 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1324003030 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (electronic publication) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF5060 .A955 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
| Joyner | Ronnie Barnes African American Collection | KF5060 .A955 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |