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100 1 a| Robertson, Aaron,d| 1994-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjFXdYT9vWqb93BvpDjJrC=| ^A1476347;

245 14 a| The Black utopians :b| searching for paradise and the Promised Land in America /c| Aaron Robertson.;

246 30 a| Searching for paradise and the Promised Land in America;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Farrar, Straus and Giroux,c| 2024.;

300 a| x, 382 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The Furnace and the Forge. Promise land -- A church and a one-room school -- Letter II: Genesis -- The promised land that wasn't -- Black bottom -- No one starved in California -- The kingdoms of God -- Southeast corner of my cell -- Letter III: bad spirit multiplying -- Imperium in imperio -- Letter IV: Just a prisoner -- A strategy of chaos -- 'You were beautiful when your apparition formed' -- A new faith -- Counter-Culture. New Afrika -- Letter V: Connecting the dots -- Politisk Asyl at Glanton Dowdell! -- Letter VI: From Eight Mile to the Infinte South -- The valley of dry bones -- Letter VII: The art shop -- Time rituals -- Formation -- Messiahs -- Letter VIII: Free thoughts -- The science of becoming what you already are -- Black Kibbutzniks -- The Land of Corn & Wine. Letter IX: Prodigal son -- The prison letters of Dorian Robertson are missing -- An armful of beautiful roses -- A place flowing with milk and honey -- The world system -- A model community -- Shrines -- The Cumberland -- Rest -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.;

520 a| "A memoiristic history of Black utopian movements in the United States"--c| Provided by publisher.;

600 10 a| Cleage, Albert B.,c| Jr.,d| 1911-2000.=| ^A24852;

600 10 a| Dowdell, Glanton.=| ^A1476089;

600 10 a| Robertson, Aaron,d| 1994-=| ^A1476347;

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650 0 a| African American neighborhoodsx| History.=| ^A606739;

650 0 a| Black nationalismz| United Statesx| History.=| ^A990406;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Race relationsx| History.=| ^A105048;

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The Black utopians : searching for paradise and the Promised Land in America / Aaron Robertson.

Author/creator	Robertson, Aaron, 1994- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Description	x, 382 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Cleage, Albert B., Jr., 1911-2000. Dowdell, Glanton. Robertson, Aaron, 1994- African Americans--Race identity. --History. African Americans--Religion. African American neighborhoods--History. Black nationalism--United States. --History. African Americans--Political activity. --Michigan. --Detroit. --History. --20th century. Detroit (Mich.)--Race relations. --History. --20th century. United States--Race relations. --History.

Portion of title	Searching for paradise and the Promised Land in America
Contents	The Furnace and the Forge. Promise land -- A church and a one-room school -- Letter II: Genesis -- The promised land that wasn't -- Black bottom -- No one starved in California -- The kingdoms of God -- Southeast corner of my cell -- Letter III: bad spirit multiplying -- Imperium in imperio -- Letter IV: Just a prisoner -- A strategy of chaos -- 'You were beautiful when your apparition formed' -- A new faith -- Counter-Culture. New Afrika -- Letter V: Connecting the dots -- Politisk Asyl at Glanton Dowdell! -- Letter VI: From Eight Mile to the Infinte South -- The valley of dry bones -- Letter VII: The art shop -- Time rituals -- Formation -- Messiahs -- Letter VIII: Free thoughts -- The science of becoming what you already are -- Black Kibbutzniks -- The Land of Corn & Wine. Letter IX: Prodigal son -- The prison letters of Dorian Robertson are missing -- An armful of beautiful roses -- A place flowing with milk and honey -- The world system -- A model community -- Shrines -- The Cumberland -- Rest -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Abstract	"A memoiristic history of Black utopian movements in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2024008342
ISBN	9780374604981
ISBN	0374604983

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