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The Darkened Light of Faith

Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought
  • Melvin L. Rogers
2023
Princeton University Press

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Featured Excerpts

  • A photograph of Billie Holiday singing.
    Book Review

    The Perfectionist Tradition

    The African American perfectionists offered “faith” instead of “hope”—emphasizing the struggle to realize a vision of justice.
    by William P. Jones via Dissent on February 6, 2024
  • Q&A

    Surviving a Wretched State

    A discussion on the difficulty of keeping faith in a foundationally anti-Black republic.
    by Melvin L. Rogers, Neil Roberts via Boston Review on November 15, 2023
  • Self-Portrait, by Samuel Joseph Brown Jr., a painting of a Black man looking at a portrait of himself.
    Book Excerpt

    A Right to Paint Us Whole

    W.E.B. Du Bois’ message to African American artists.
    by Melvin L. Rogers via Lapham’s Quarterly on October 4, 2023
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