Black America in the Shadow of the Sixties: Not. Lang**

Black America in the Shadow of the SixtiesNotes on the Civil Rights Movement, Neoliberalism, and Politics\nAuthor(s): Clarence Lang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472052660, 978-0472052660\nSynopsis\nThe 1960s, including the black social movements of the period, are an obstacle to understanding the current conditions of African Americans, argues Clarence Lang. While Americans celebrate the current anniversaries of various black freedom milestones and the election of the first black president, the effects of neoliberalism since the 1970s have been particularly devastating to African Americans. Neoliberalism, which rejects social welfare protections in favor of individual liberty, unfettered markets, and a laissez-faire national state, has produced an environment in which people of color struggle with unstable employment, declining family income, rising household debt, increased cla.