A reexamination of Harold Cruses classic Crisis of the Negro Intellectualpublished in 1967 at the height of the civilrights movement and now requiredreading in ... » 

A reexamination of Harold Cruses classic Crisis of the Negro Intellectualpublished in 1967 at the height of the civilrights movement and now requiredreading in African American studies courses this polemic pays tribute to theearlier books importance and takes to task the current generation of blackscholars for failing to meet Cruses rigorous standards for public commentary.Detailing the evolution of blackintellectual discourse since the 1960s thisassessment points to a lack of ongoing discussion about the role ofintellectualsblack or whitein our society and insists that the experienceof black Americans is so complex it deserves the closest and most honestscrutiny possible from black writers and academics. Instead the book is sad toreport todays scholars are often caught up in media battles such as thosedescribed in the chapters Three of a Kind Black Conservatives BlackLiberals and Black Radicals and Why Black Female Intellectuals Tend toShout. «