Books by William L. Van Deburg and Complete Book Reviews

Black Camelot: African-American Culture Heroes in Their Times, 1960-1980

William L. Van Deburg, Author University of Chicago Press $29.95 (310p) ISBN 978-0-226-84716-0

In this fascinating, thorough account of how African-American icons of the 1960s and '70s have changed the course of American history, University of Wisconsin Afro-American studies professor Van Deburg (New Day in Babylon) does the near-impossible....

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New Day in Babylon: The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975

William L. Van Deburg, Author University of Chicago Press $48 (388p) ISBN 978-0-226-84714-6

To Van Deburg, the Black Power movement was not solely a political phenomenon that yielded minuscule gains for African Americans. It was ``essentially cultural,'' a ``collective thrust . . . toward racial pride, strength, and self-definition.''...

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