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In Keeping Faith, Cornel West examines race and philosophy while addressing the role of the black intellectual, political engagement, ethics, legal theory, and cultural criticism in the United States. He calls for renewed activism among African Americans and the wider progressive community, urging alliances with other radical intellectual and community traditions. West balances critique of current injustices with a hopeful vision for liberal thought and social transformation.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Politics & Government/Political Theory
Authors: Cornel West
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