Million Man March/Day of Absence: A Commemorative Anthology : Speeches, Commentary, Photography, Poetry, Illustrations, Documents

by Third World Press

ISBN13: 9780883781883

ISBN10: 0883781883

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 1996-01-01

Publisher(s): Northwestern Univ Pr

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Summary

A comprehensive treatment of the 1996 Million Man March using essays, photographs and poetry.

Author Biography

Haki Madubhubuti is poet, publisher and educator. He is one of the early prominent voices in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s; he is a Distinguished Professor at Chicago State University, the President of Third World Press, and the founder and Board Member of two private elementary schools, one charter elementary school, and a charter high school in Chicago.

Declaration
Who Can Be Born Black?
Took Back Our Tears, Laughter: Love and Left	p. 2
The March, The Day of Absence, and The Movement	p. 5
Day of Atonement	p. 9
Million Man March Pledge	p. 29
From A Black Woman	p. 30
Remarks	p. 32
Why I'm Marching In Washington	p. 37
Standing As An African Man	p. 39
What the Day Was Like for Me	p. 42
Can These Dry Bones Live?	p. 44
Listen To The Sound of the Genuine	p. 46
We Must Go To The March In the Name of God	p. 48
Visible Glory	p. 50
A Tribute to the Million Man March	p. 53
The Miracle of the Million Man March	p. 57
Reflections on "The March"	p. 61
Excerpt from 'Requiem Before Revival'	p. 63
Black Monday	p. 64
My Soul Looks Back in Wonder	p. 68
The Epiphany	p. 71
Reflections on an October's March	p. 72
The March is On	p. 74
A Time of Possibility	p. 75
One Million Men	p. 77
Beyond the Million man March	p. 80
The Meaning of the Million Man March/Day of Absence	p. 83
At the Start of a Black Tidal Wave	p. 85
Claimed by Black People	p. 88
The American Postmodern Middle Passage	p. 90
A Time to End Privilege	p. 93
Countdown, The Final Call, The Aftermath and Beyond	p. 95
Historic Event	p. 98
Day of Absence: Its Value and Benefit to Our Struggle	p. 100
A Womanist Looks at the Million Man March	p. 104
The Million Man March: From Patriarchy to Partnership	p. 108
A Million is Just a Beginning	p. 110
Farrakhan Made The Call-But the March	p. 112
Why Focus on the Men?	p. 114
The Million Man March	p. 116
A Million Strong-Can Right Our Way	p. 117
No Spaces Between Our Men	p. 122
The Million Man March and DOA	p. 125
The Message and the Messenger	p. 128
Buck Passing: The Media, Black Men, O. J. and Million Man March	p. 129
The Truth, The Media and the Million Man March	p. 134
We, Too, are Black Men and Women	p. 136
Excerpt from The B. Network	p. 138
Million Man March Mission Statement	p. 140
National Organizing Communication Packet	p. 150
Million Man March Official Program	p. 159
African-American Father's Pledge	p. 167
Proposal to Establish the African-American on Fund	p. 169
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