Book Club for Educators: Power to the Poor: Black-Brown Coalition and the Fight for Economic Justice, 1960-1974, Gordon K. Mantler

o The Poor People's Campaign of 1968 has long been overshadowed by the assassination of its architect, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the political turmoil of that year. In a major reinterpretation of civil rights and Chicano movement history, Gordon K. Mantler demonstrates how King's unfinished crusade became the era's most high-profile attempt at multiracial collaboration and sheds light on the interdependent relationship between racial identity and political coalition among African Americans and Mexican Americans. Mantler argues that while the fight against poverty held great potential for black-brown cooperation, such efforts also exposed the complex dynamics between the nation's two largest minority groups.

o Please join the ALPLM’s Education and Research teams in this exciting virtual Book Club for Educators, a program that invites you to come as you are, drink what you want, and chat about great books with your peers. This virtual event is free, but registration is required. All participants who read Power to the Poor: Black-Brown Coalition and the Fight for Economic Justice, 1960-1974 and attend the discussion will receive 6.5 CPDUs.

This is a free program to attend, but advance registration is required.