{"product_id":"collective-courage-jessica-gordon-nembhard-9780271097510","title":"Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2014, Jessica Gordon Nembhard's \u003ci\u003eCollective Courage\u003c\/i\u003e quickly became an important tool for understanding the history of cooperative economic enterprises in the African American community. This now-classic work recounts how African Americans benefited greatly from cooperative ownership and democratic economic participation throughout the nation's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the players in this story are well known--among them W. E. B. Du Bois; A. Philip Randolph and the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Nannie Helen Burroughs; Fannie Lou Hamer; Ella Jo Baker and George Schuyler of the Young Negroes' Co-operative League; the Federation of Southern Cooperatives; and the Black Panther Party. Drawing on media reports and co-op records, Gordon Nembhard uncovers the challenges they faced and highlights their hard-won victories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tenth anniversary edition of \u003ci\u003eCollective Courage\u003c\/i\u003e features a substantial preface that expands on material in the first edition and addresses the development of the Black co-op movement through the second decade of the twenty-first century. It remains an indispensable resource for readers interested in the history of the struggle for African American economic freedom and equity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Gordon Nembhard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271097515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271097510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.91d","brand":"Jessica Gordon Nembhard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890733740287,"sku":"9780271097510","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45f60b6e-eb36-4fe8-869a-b8744b10617c.jpg?v=1709739872","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collective-courage-jessica-gordon-nembhard-9780271097510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}