"The Myths of Coalition" from Black Power:T he Politics of Liberation in America

Abstract

I I“1 â– here is a strongly held view in this society that the â– best—indeed, perhaps the only—way for black peoJL pie to win their political and economic rights is by forming coalitions with liberal, labor, church and other kinds of sympathetic organizations or forces, including the "liberal left" wing of the Democratic Party. With such allies, they could influence national legislation and national social patterns; racism could thus be ended. This school sees the "Black Power Move-