Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama

Dark Days, Bright Nights by Peniel E.

Joseph is a groundbreaking book that sheds new light on the Civil Rights Movement and its impact on American democracy.

Through the lives of influential activists, intellectuals, and artists such as Malcolm X, Huey P.

Newton, Amiri Baraka, Tupac Shakur, and Barack Obama, Joseph reveals the tumultuous period after the 1965 Voting Rights Act and how it sparked a movement that culminated in the inauguration of the first black president.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex history of the Civil Rights Movement and its ongoing impact on American society.