James Brown in a network of ideological stratifications of the Afro-American Civil Rights Movement
The ideological dispersion of the African-American Civil Rights Movement resulted in political atrophy of emancipatory actions as early as the second half of the 1960s. The ideological orientations of the Movement vacillated from the demand for basic human rights to a comprehensive identity policy,...
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| Language: | English |
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Akademija umetnosti Univerziteta u Novom Sadu
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Zbornik Radova Akademije Umetnosti |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2334-8666/2020/2334-86662008188S.pdf |
| Summary: | The ideological dispersion of the African-American Civil Rights Movement resulted in political atrophy of emancipatory actions as early as the second half of the 1960s. The ideological orientations of the Movement vacillated from the demand for basic human rights to a comprehensive identity policy, and failed to articulate a coherent course of socio-political action. In a network of ideological stratifications of rebellion against the repressive system, some prominent African-Americans were unable to avoid misunderstandings with the proclaimed goals. This diminished their appellate power to be heard. James Brown was one of those who were more often associated with the Black Power movement, which was a derivative of the civil rights movement. Although this forefather of funk often addressed racial issues in his songs, he did not want to base his social engagement on a thorough rethinking of the socio-economic system in the United States. In this way, Brown failed to exceed the expectations of those who saw in him the embodiment of the Black Pride idea, but he did not betray his faith in the American Dream. |
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| ISSN: | 2334-8666 2560-3108 |