A journey into the philosophy of Alain Locke
The work gives special attention to what Washington calls Destiny Studies, an approach which allows a people to concentrate on their past, present, and future possibilities, and to view the experience of a race as a coherent unity, rather than a set of fragmented historical happenings.
viii, 220 pages : portrait ; 25 cm.
9780313290473, 0313290474
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pt. 1. Ethnic identity and conflicts
Destiny: the views of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Alain Locke
The African American elite, destiny, and the transformation of history
African Americans cultural contributions to the three Americas
"Black" or "African American": what's in a name?
The life and times of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington
Criteria of race: an anthropological perspective
Race, ethnicity, and culture
Racial dilemmas and paradoxes
Racial integration or segregation: which is desirable?
Social insanity
pt. 2. Value relativism
Moral virtues in elementary schools
Norms and the social realm: Alain Locke, John Dewey, and Henri Bergson
A general theory of value relativism
The nature and dynamics of values