Mississippi Praying: Southern White Evangelicals and the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1975

From Youth Violence, To The Impact Of High Stakes Educational Testing, To Editorial Hand Wringing Over The Moral Failures Of Hip-hop Culture, Young People Of Color Are Often Portrayed As Gang Affiliated, Troubled, And Ultimately, Dangerous. The Hip-hop Generation Fights Back Examines How Youth Activism Has Emerged To Address The Persistent Inequalities That Affect Urban Youth Of Color. Andreana Clay Provides A Detailed Account Of The Strategies That Youth Activists Use To Frame Their Social Justice Agendas And Organize In Their Local Communities. Based On Two Years Of Fieldwork With Youth Affiliated With Two Non-profit Organizations In Oakland, California, The Hip-hop Generation Fights Back Shows How Youth Integrate The History Of Social Movement Activism Of The 1960s, Popular Culture Strategies Like Hip-hop And Spoken Word, As Well As Their Experiences In The Contemporary Urban Landscape, To Mobilize Their Peers. Ultimately, Clay's Comparison Of The Two Youth Organizations And Their Participants Expands Our Understandings Of Youth Culture, Social Movements, Popular Culture, And Race And Ethnic Relations. From Publisher Description. Youth : Crisis, Rebellion, And Identity -- Keep Your Eyes On The Prize : The Contemporary Struggle -- It's Gonna Get Hard : Negotiating Race And Gender In Urban Settings -- Hip-hop For The Soul : Kickin' Reality In The Local Scene -- Queer Youth Act Up : Tackling Homophobia Post-stonewall -- Big Shoes To Fill : Activism Past And Present -- Conclusion : Sampling Activism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Andreana Clay. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.