William P. Jones

The African American perfectionists offered “faith” instead of “hope”—emphasizing the struggle to realize a vision of justice.

It’s popularly remembered as a moderate demonstration. In fact, it was the culmination of a mass, working-class movement against racial and economic injustice.

William Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen’s case for reparations.

The making of the black working class.

A new history recovers the forgotten legacy and radical implications of the Kerner Commission.