Black Intellectuals, Black Cognition, and a Black Aesthetic
“Black Intellectuals, Black Cognition, and a Black Aesthetic” by William D. Wright, published by Bloomsbury Academic on August 14, 1997, offers a critical examination of the emergence of Black intellectuals and the Black middle class in the United States. This 201-page work explores the historical context in which these groups developed, highlighting the significant obstacles they faced and the moral guidance provided by the American Negro Academy, founded in 1897 by notable figures such as Alexander Crummell and W.E.B. Du Bois.
Readers will find an in-depth analysis of the cultural heritages that shape Black identity, including Black, African, and Euro-American influences. The book discusses the challenges Black intellectuals encounter in fulfilling their leadership roles and emphasizes the importance of understanding these diverse perspectives for the benefit of both Black communities and American society as a whole. Through its exploration of biography, cultural history, and social science, this edition contributes to the discourse on discrimination and ethnic studies, making it a valuable resource for those interested in American and African American studies.
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Neither American history nor American society anticipated, sanctioned, or encouraged the development of either Black intellectuals or a Black middle class. Both emerged and developed against horrendous obstacles and both are great achievements. Both were sanctioned and given moral direction by the American Negro Academy, an organization founded in 1897 by Alexander Crummell, W.E.B. Du Bois, Francis Grimke, and others for the purpose of organizing Black intellectuals to defend and redeem Blacks, through intellectual, artistic, and scientific achievements in the face of racist detractors, and to help the Black middle class develop as the leadership class of Black America. Black intellectuals have had a difficult time fulfilling a leadership role, partly because they have failed to remember the three cultural heritages of Black people: Black, African, and Euro-American. The times demand that Black intellectuals approach themselves and their world from all three cultural perspectives, for the sake of Black people and for the sake of America, both of which desperately need their leadership.
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