Title:	In the Lion’s Mouth :
Other Titles:	Black Populism in the New South, 1886–1900
Authors:	Omar H., Ali
Keywords:	African Americans— Southern States—Politics and government—19th century
Issue Date:	2010
Publisher:	Mississippi
Description:	In the Lion’s Mouth: Black Populism in the New South, 1886–1900 breaks new ground by locating a distinctive politics of culture deeply rooted not only in the black radical tradition, but also in agrarian culture, with groundings in African culture and the experience of slavery. Ali correctly resists the common tendency to see Black Populists as either an offshoot of the white Populist movement or as a failed effort at interracial organizing. Rather, he paints a compelling portrait of an independent movement. But understand that by independent, he does not mean separatist. It is an important distinction, for if we follow Ali’s arguments and the evidence he marshals seriously, we can only conclude that the white Populist movement, more than any, exhibited separatist tendencies. Ali flips the script, if you will, and compels us to rethink the entire history of late-nineteenth-century southern politics. Moreover, he insists that the real story of these different movements is not a simple matter of two separate strands of Populism operating sideby-side, but conflicting ideals about fairness, equity, and the construction of a democratic, caring political economy.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/10008
ISBN:	978-1-60473-780-6
Appears in Collections:	African Studies

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