Black Is a Country

Race and the Unfinished Struggle for Democracy

Nikhil Pal Singh

  • 2005 Liberty Legacy Foundation Award, Sponsored by the Organization of American Historians
  • 2005 Norris and Carol Hundley Award, Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association
  • 2005 Washington State Book Award, Sponsored by The Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library

Introduction: Civil Rights, Civic Myths

1. Rethinking Race and Nation

2. Reconstructing Democracy

3. Internationalizing Freedom

4. Americanizing the Negro

5. Decolonizing America

Conclusion: Racial Justice beyond Civil Rights

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

  • Cover: Black Is a Country
  • A photo of the author

Nikhil Pal Singh is Visiting Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History Director of the Program in American Studies at New York University.