Something to Do with Power
Julian Mayfield's Journey toward a Black Radical Thought, 1948-1984
Published on 9. May 2025
304 pages
978-1-4696-8514-4 (ISBN)
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Unlike his more well-known contemporaries such as Malcolm X and Maya Angelou, Julian Hudson Mayfield (1928–1984) has remained on the periphery of mainstream historical narratives. Yet his extensive intellectual archive has been a vital resource for historians exploring Black radicalism. By centering Mayfield’s lived experiences across five decades and four continents, this book offers a unique lens into the complex intersections of Black communism, Black nationalism, and Black internationalism during the Cold War era.
Something to Do with Power highlights the importance of Mayfield’s story of mutual interest and solidarity in shaping literary and political activism, offering a fresh examination of the Black left’s role in American culture. His legacy as a writer, propagandist, and artist committed to resisting the domination of white supremacy underscores his significant, though underappreciated, contribution to American history.
Something to Do with Power highlights the importance of Mayfield’s story of mutual interest and solidarity in shaping literary and political activism, offering a fresh examination of the Black left’s role in American culture. His legacy as a writer, propagandist, and artist committed to resisting the domination of white supremacy underscores his significant, though underappreciated, contribution to American history.
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David Romine
Something to Do with Power
Julian Mayfield's Journey Toward a Black Radical Thought, 1948-1984
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06/2025
The University of North Carolina Press
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David Romine
Something to Do with Power
Julian Mayfield's Journey Toward a Black Radical Thought, 1948-1984
Book
06/2025
The University of North Carolina Press
€103.20
Shipment within 15-20 days
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David Romine is lecturer of history at Winston-Salem State University.
