Download or read book The Challenge of Blackness written by Lerone Bennett (Jr.) and published by Johnson Publishing Company (IL). This book was released on 1972 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new collection of essays and speeches is addressed to the thrust of black people for political, economic and cultural power--the one inescapable social phenomenon of our times. Bennett's theme is that this thrust constitutes a total challenge to blacks and whites, and to black and white institutions. The book explores the political, economic and cultural implications of this challenge and suggests radical alternatives and strategies for the black community. The challenge of blackness is seen as more than a surface struggle over 'integration'--it emerges to question the fundamentals of American society"--Book jacket flap.