Black Power and the American Myth
- Black Power and the American Myth
"Black Power and the American Myth" is a 1970 book by Reverend C. T. Vivian that analyzes the Civil Rights movement. Before writing "Black Power and the American Myth", Vivian had been an activist, a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and a member of the Executive Staff of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Vivian was the first member of King's staff to write a book about the Civil Rights movement, [ [https://www.stetson.edu/secure/tools/articles/view.php?type=oldnews&id=582 Civil rights strategist C.T. Vivian to probe movement’s 21st century meaning in Stetson] , Stetson University, December 27, 1999.] and his access gave readers a first-hand account of the thoughts and motivations of the movement's leaders.
Vivian credits King with successfully shifting white Americans' perceptions of the need for equal rights for African-Americans:
Vivian also describes the process through which the movement's leaders identified important goals and strategies:
lquote|In the initial planning stages of The Movement, the leaders identified five goals::1. The creation of a new condition within the Black community.:2. Inclusion of the Black middle class in the struggle.:3. Bring about significant change in the values of the entire nation.:4. Initiate a new method of social action – that of non-violence.:5. It had to go all the way — there would be no turning back midway. [C. T. Vivian, "Black Power and the American Myth" (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1970).]
After its 1970 publication, "Black Power and the American Myth" became an Ebony Book Club selection and a bestseller. [ [http://www.pmbcatlanta.org/bios.html#ctv Biography of C. T. Vivian] , Providence Missionary Baptist Church.]
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