Description: "This book reinterprets post-1960s black politics by situating black liberals' seemingly conservative, often punitive policies within a longer black liberal tradition. Emerging in response to the violence of white supremacy, black liberalism contained an enduring disciplinary impulse in which liberal leaders aimed to excise black pathology and cultivate instead black excellence"-- Provided by publisher.
Review Quotes: "Beautifully written and wonderfully insightful, Black Excellence is a must read for anyone who wants to understand both the liberatory and disciplinary history of black liberalism in the post-civil rights era."-- "George Derek Musgrove, co-author of Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital"